Leporinus vanzoi
| Leporinus vanzoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. vanzoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus vanzoi | |
Leporinus vanzoi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders.[1][3][4] It is endemic to Brazil and found in the Tapajós (upper Amazon basin).[1][2][3] It can grow to 11.8 cm (4.6 in) standard length.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of herpetologist Paulo Emílio “Vanzo” Vanzolini (1924–2013), the founder of Expedição Permanente à Amazônia (EPA), which has greatly contributed to the Amazonian fish collection at the Universidade de São Paulo, Museu de Zoologia in São Paulo, Brazil and to Brazilian fish studies in general. The type specimens were collected by members of the EPA under the direction of Vanzolini.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leporinus vanzoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T139549288A139549292. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Britski, Heraldo A.; Birindelli, José L. O. (2008). "Uma nova espécie de Leporinus Agassiz,1829, da bacia Amazónica (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Anostomidae)" [New species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829, from the Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Anostomidae)] (PDF). Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS. Sér. Zoologia (in Portuguese). 18 (2): 75–83.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Leporinus vanzoi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus vanzoi". FishBase. August 2022 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.
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