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

Leporellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporellus
Lütken, 1875

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leporellus". FishBase. October 2011 version.