Leporinus nattereri
Leporinus nattereri is a species of Leporinus found in the Rio Negro, Aleixo Lake, and the central Amazon basin in Brazil in South America.[1]
| Leporinus nattereri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. nattereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus nattereri Steindachner 1876 | |
Etymology
It is named in honor of Johann Natterer (1787-1843).[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Leporinus nattereri" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
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