Leporellus

Leporellus is a genus of headstanders found in South America. They are mainly found in the São Francisco River and Paraná–Paraguay river basins, but L. vittatus also occurs in the Amazon. There are currently four described species in this genus.

Leporellus
Leporellus vittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Subfamily:	Leporellinae Eigenmann, 1912
Genus:	Leporellus Lütken, 1875[1]
Type species
Leporinus pictus Kner, 1858[1]
Synonyms[1]
Leporinodus C. H. Eigenmann, 1922

The most basal member of the headstanders, they are the only member of the subfamily Leporellinae.^[2][3]

Species

• Leporellus cartledgei Fowler, 1941
• Leporellus pictus (Kner, 1858)
• Leporellus retropinnis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
• Leporellus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)