Leporinus moralesi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anostomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes Superfamilia: Anostomoidea

Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species: Leporinus moralesi

Name

Leporinus moralesi Fowler, 1942

• Lectotype: NMW 90680.1.
  • Lectotype designated by Birindelli et al. (2013)
• Paralectotypes: NMW 77721 (1), 90680.2 (1).

Type locality: Brazil, Villa Bella and José Fernandez, Rio Amazonas at Parintins, approximately 2°38'S, 56°45'W [1].

Synonyms

• Leporinus mülleri Steindachner, 1876
  • Leporinus mulleri Borodin, 1929
• Leporinus uatumaensis Santos & Jégu, 1996

References

• Birindelli, J. L. O., Britski, H. A. & Lima, F. C. T.; 2013: New Species of Leporinus from the Rio Tapajós Basin, Brazil, and Redescription of L. moralesi (Characiformes: Anostomidae). Copeia, 2013 (2): 238–247.
• Fowler, H. W.; 1942: Los peces del Peru. Catálogo sistematico de los peces que habitan en aguas peruanas. Boletim Museum del Historia Natural, Javier Prado, Lima, University San Marcos ano 6 (21): 206–222.