| Leporinus bleheri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. bleheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus bleheri Géry 1999 | |
Leporinus bleheri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the Iténez-Guaporé River basin in South America.[2]
Description
Leporinus bleheri can reach a standard length of 14.2 centimetres (5.6 in).[3]
Etymology
The species epithet is named in honor of the explorer and ornamental-fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher (b. 1944), who collected the type specimen.[4]
References
- Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus bleheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T49830528A159889746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T49830528A159889746.en. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- Géry, J., 1999. A new anostomid species, Leporinus bleheri n. sp., from the Rio Guaporé-Iténez basin, with comments on some related species (Teleostei: Ostariophysi, Characiformes). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(3):105-112.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus bleheri". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.