novemfasciatus, Leporinus Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:65, Pl. 37 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Rivers of equatorial Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]. No types known. As Leporinus 9-fasciatus on plate. •Considered by most as a synonym of Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mahnert et al. 1997:841 [ref. 23282]). •Synonym of Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch 1794). Anostomidae. Habitat: freshwater.