Megaleporinus

Megaleporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America.^[1]

Megaleporinus
Megaleporinus obtusidens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Genus:	Megaleporinus J. L. Ramírez, Birindelli & Galetti, 2017 [1]

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013) ^[2]
• Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)
• Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850) ^[3]
• Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)
• Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)
• Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)
• Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837) ^[3]
• Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012) ^[3]
• Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)
• Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)

References

1. Ramirez, J.L., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Galetti, P.M.Jr. (2017): A new genus of Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes): Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography based on cytogenetic, molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107: 308–323.
2. Birindelli, J.L.O., Britski, H.A. & Garavello, J.C. (2013): Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (1): 9-23.
3. Britski, H.A., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Garavello J.C. (2012): A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 52 (37): 441–475.