Leporinus marcgravii Luetken , 1875

dos Santos, Sergio Alexandre & de Britto, Marcelo Ribeiro, 2021, The ichthyofauna of a poorly known area in the middle-southern Espinhaco mountain range, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil: diagnostics and identification keys, ZooKeys 1054, pp. 25-66 : 25

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1054.67554

publication LSID

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scientific name

Leporinus marcgravii Luetken , 1875
status

 

Leporinus marcgravii Luetken, 1875

Distribution.

Rio São Francisco basin, Brazil.

Diagnosis.

Leporinus marcgravii differs from its congeners by having several conspicuous maculae throughout the lateral line and smaller maculae above and below lateral line; hyaline or slightly darkened fins base.