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Megaleporinus elongatus

Megaleporinus elongatus

Classification

Arhinolemur elongatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. This fish is found in Minas Gerais and Bahia states of Brazil. Taxonomy Arhinolemur elongatus was first formally described as Leporinus elongatus in 1850 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as the Rio São Francisco, an error, and the Río de la Plata at Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 92