Species that contain: Leporinus and maculatus [ 6 ] records

alternus, Leporinus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:307 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Tukeit, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53361 [ex CM 1827]. Paratypes: (14) BMNH 1911.10.31.466 (1); CAS 61863-64 [ex IU 12117-18] (1, 3); FMNH 7324 (1), 53360 (1), 53362 (3); MCZ 29924 [ex CM/IUM] (1); CAS-SU 21900 (1); USNM 66219 [ex CM] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:57 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:25 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:51 [ref. 12367], Vari & Howe 1991:29 [ref. 19022]. •Synonym of Leporinus pellegrini Steindachner 1910 -- (Johannes 1999:15 [ref. 24121]). •Valid as Leporinus alternus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Mol et al. 2012:286 [ref. 32607]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844. Anostomidae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Leporinus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:86 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Guyana. Syntypes or holotype: ZMB 3546 (1). Also appeared in Müller & Troschel 1845:11 [ref. 3071]. Lectotype of 92 mm SL selected by Géry et al. 1988:709 [ref. 27759] but catalog number not given. •Valid as Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654] with question, Planquette et al. 1996:148 [ref. 22818], Gómez & Chebez 1996:53 [ref. 23791], Britski 1997:36 [ref. 24113], Garavello 2000:198 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061], Mol et al. 2012:287 [ref. 32867], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35679], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507]). Current status: Valid as Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844. Anostomidae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of the Guianas and upper Amazon River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

marcgravii, Leporinus Lütken [C. F.] (ex Reinhardt) 1875:130 [4] [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 3); ref. 2856] Rio das Velhas and affluents, Brazil. Syntypes: USNM 44951 (1); ZMB 9191 (1); ZMUC 151 (1), 155-156 (2) Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:47 [ref. 9588], Vari & Howe 1991:29 [ref. 19022]. On p. 11 of separate. Also described in Lütken 1875:202 (and p. XII of summary), Pl. 4 (fig. 9) [ref. 19674]. Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061] also include this species as a questionably synonym of Leporinus maculatus with same types but dating to a different reference. •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Leporinus marcgravii Lütken 1875 -- (Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492], Britski 2001:20 [ref. 26046], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Birindelli & Britski 2009:8 [ref. 30144], Feitosa et al. 2011:59 [ref. 31661]). Current status: Valid as Leporinus marcgravii Lütken 1875. Anostomidae. Distribution: São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

megalepis, Leporinus Günther [A.] 1863:443 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 72); ref. 1973] Essequibo River, Guyana. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.21.45. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.43-44 (2). Lectotype selected by Géry et al. 1988:709 [ref. 27759]. One species in BMNH 1864.1.21.44 is not this species (granti) and the other is friderici. •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Leporinus megalepis Günther 1863 -- (Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Santos & Jégu 1996:166 [ref. 23717], Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther 1863) -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699], Birindelli et al. 2013:464 [ref. 32924], Birindelli et al. 2016:113 [ref. 34843]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther 1863). Anostomidae. Distribution: South America: Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

paralternus, Leporinus Fowler [H. W.] 1914:237, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66; ref. 1390] Rupununi River, Guyana, 2°-3°N, 50°20'W. Holotype: ANSP 39320. Paratypes: ANSP 39321-22 (1, 1), 39323 (missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:19 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Leporinus pellegrini Steindachner 1910 -- (Johannes 1999:15 [ref. 24121]). •Valid as Leporinus paralternus Fowler 1914 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Mol et al. 2012:287 [ref. 32867]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844. Anostomidae. Distribution: Guyana and Suriname rivers and upper Amazon River basin: Brazil and Guyana (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrinii, Leporinus Steindachner [F.] 1910:269 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 47 (no. 17) (for 30 June 1910); ref. 14874] Suriname. Lectotype: NMW 68174:2. Paralectotypes: NMW 68174 (2 of 3), 72624 (5). Lectotype selected by Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759]. •Valid as Leporinus pellegrinii Steindachner 1910 -- (Johannes 1999:15 [ref. 24121], Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492] as pellegrini, Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27061], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131] as pellegrini, Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Mol et al. 2012:287 [ref. 32867]). Current status: Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844. Anostomidae. Distribution: Coastal rivers of Guianas and upper Amazon River basin: Brazil, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana and Surinne (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.