Leporinus macrocephalus

Super Group:

Opisthokonta

Phylum:

Chordata

Sub-Phylum:

Vertebrata

Class:

Actinopteri

Order:

Characiformes

Family:

Anostomidae

Sub-Family:

Anostominae

Genus:

Leporinus

Species:

macrocephalus

Authority:

Garavello & Britski 1988

Synonym(s):

piauçu (popular)

Suggest a modification

Diagnosis

Diagnosis_Genus: Leporinus Spix. Caput parvum supra latum, lateraliter compressum. Oculi magni laterales. Os parvum, labiis crassissimis carnosis circumdatum. Dentes incisivi, elongati, acuti in ossibus intermaxillaribus magnis, totum labium superius sustinentibus et in mandibula; dentes interni prae caeteris antrorsum versi, prominentes; ossa maxillaria superiora minima lateralia. Lingua nulla. Membrana branchiostega radiis 4 brevibus. Corpus squamis sat magnis obductum, elongatum, tereliusculum, lateraliter subcompressum. Pinnae mediocres.
Diagnosis_species: Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski: ....three teeth on each premaxilla and dentary (tooth formula 3/3; vs. tooth formulae 3/4, 4/4 or 4/3).... first blotch, below the dorsal fin, transversely elongated.
Body_adults_male_length: 60 cm (Froese & Pauly 2014)
Body_eggs_wide: 32.7 μm (29-37)
Sequence_5S rDNA: DQ009524, DQ009525, DQ009526 (Ferreira et al. 2006)

Etymology

Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit

Type species

The type species for Leporinus genus is Leporinus novemfasciatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829).

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Type specimen: MZUSP 36586
Type locality: Batatais, São Paulo State, Brazil, July 1999
Type host: Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski, 1988 (Anostomidae)
Type illustration: Fig. 1A. Leporinus macrocephalus sp. nov. da bacia do rio Paraguai (Ostariophysi; Anostomidae). Naturalia, Rio Claro, v.13, n.1 (Garavello & Britski, 1988)

Ecology

Habitat: Freshwater, Coastal
Habitat: South America: Paraguay River basin. Due to its rapid growth, tasty meat and ability to gain weight, the species is cultivated widely in fish farms in the south and southeast of Brazil (Soares et al. 2000; Furuya 2001).
Substrate: water
Salinity: Freshwater
Migratory: Yes. Highly migratory species
Causality_of_migration: Trophic migration
Temporality_of_migration: Seasonal
Oxygen_level: Oxic
Depth: Bathypelagic
pH: Acidic (6.7 - 7.3)
Temperature: 18 - 19°C

Life cycle

Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places
Reproduction_mode: Sexual
Spawning_method: External fertilization in the water column
Longevity: more than 3 years (5 years or more)

Feeding behaviour

Omnivorous

Mode of locomotion

Motility: motile_swimming

Reference(s)

A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)

Britski HA (2012) A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Papeis avulsos de zoologia 52:441‑475.

Supplementary data of Henneguya leporinicola (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) a parasite of Leporinus macrocephalus from fish farms in the state of São Paulo, BrazilAbstract

Capodifoglio KRoberta Hy, Adriano EAparecido, da Silva MRamos Mont, Maia ônioAugusto Me (2015) Supplementary data of Henneguya leporinicola (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) a parasite of Leporinus macrocephalus from fish farms in the state of São Paulo, BrazilAbstract. Acta Parasitologica. doi: 10.1515/ap-2015-0062

Histoire naturelle des poissons (Tome 6)

Cuvier G, Valenciennes A (1830) Histoire naturelle des poissons (Tome 6). F. G. Levrault, Paris

5S rDNA variation and its phylogenetic inference in the genus Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae)

Ferreira IA, Oliveira C, Venere PC, Galetti PM, Martins C (2007) 5S rDNA variation and its phylogenetic inference in the genus Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae). Genetica 129:253 - 257. doi: 10.1007/s10709-006-0005-6

Identification of hybrids between Neotropical fish Leporinus macrocephalus and Leporinus elongatus by PCR-RFLP and multiplex-PCR: Tools for genetic monitoring in aquaculture

Hashimoto DTeruo, Mendonça FFernandes, é Senhorini A, Bortolozzi J, de Oliveira C, Foresti F, Porto-Foresti ábio (2010) Identification of hybrids between Neotropical fish Leporinus macrocephalus and Leporinus elongatus by PCR-RFLP and multiplex-PCR: Tools for genetic monitoring in aquaculture. Aquaculture 298:346 - 349. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.11.015

Repetitive DNA probe linked to sex chromosomes in hybrids between Neotropical fish <i>Leporinus macrocephalus</i> and <i>Leporinus elongatus </i>(Characiformes, Anostomidae)

Hashimoto DT, Parise-Maltempi PP, Laudicina A, Bortolozzi J, Senhorini JA, Foresti F, Porto-Foresti F (2009) Repetitive DNA probe linked to sex chromosomes in hybrids between Neotropical fish Leporinus macrocephalus and Leporinus elongatus (Characiformes, Anostomidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research 124:151 - 157. doi: 10.1159/000207523

A new nematode species Goezia leporini n. sp. (Anisakidae) from cultured freshwater fish Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae) in Brazil

Martins ML, Yoshitoshi ER (2003) A new nematode species Goezia leporini n. sp. (Anisakidae) from cultured freshwater fish Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae) in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 63:497 - 505. doi: 10.1590/S1519-69842003000300016

Gill infection of Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski, 1988 (Osteichthyes: Anostomidae) by Henneguya leporinicola n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae). Description, histopathology and treatment

Martins ML, de SOUZA VN, de MORAES JRE, de MORAES FR (1999) Gill infection of Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski, 1988 (Osteichthyes: Anostomidae) by Henneguya leporinicola n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae). Description, histopathology and treatment. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 59:527 - 534. doi: 10.1590/S0034-71081999000300018

Taxonomia, filogenia e interação parasita-hospedeiro na infecção de mixosporídeos em piapara(Leporinus obtusidens) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) oriundos do rio Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brasil

Moreira GSassarão (2013) Taxonomia, filogenia e interação parasita-hospedeiro na infecção de mixosporídeos em piapara(Leporinus obtusidens) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) oriundos do rio Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brasil. University of Sao paulo

Testicular structure and description of the seminal pathway in Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae, Teleostei)

Muñoz MEsteban, Batlouni SRicardo, Vicentini IBastos Fra, Vicentini CAlberto (2011) Testicular structure and description of the seminal pathway in Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae, Teleostei). Micron 42:892 - 897. doi: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.06.008

Cytogenetic markers as diagnoses in the identification of the hybrid between Piauçu (Leporinus macrocephalus) and Piapara (Leporinus elongatus)

Porto-Foresti ábio, Hashimoto DTeruo, Alves ALuis, Almeida RBraz Casti, é Senhorini A, Bortolozzi J, Foresti F (2008) Cytogenetic markers as diagnoses in the identification of the hybrid between Piauçu (Leporinus macrocephalus) and Piapara (Leporinus elongatus). Genetics and Molecular Biology 31:195 - 202. doi: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000200005

Attached phylogeny

Consensus MP tree produced when gaps were treated as missing data (Ferreira et al. 2006)

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Association with...	Region origin	Name of site	In reference...
Piscinoodinium pillulare	Sao Paulo	Barretos	Martins ML, Moraes JRE, Andrade PM, Schalch SHC, Moraes FR (2001) Piscinoodinium pillulare (SCHÄPERCLAUS, 1954) LOM, 1981 (DINOFLAGELLIDA) INFECTION IN CULTIVATED FRESHWATER FISH FROM THE NORTHEAST REGION OF SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL. PARASITOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS. Braz. J. Biol. 61:639-644.

Leporinus macrocephalus

Diagnosis

Etymology

Type species

Type illustration / Type locality / Type specimen

Ecology

Life cycle

Feeding behaviour

Mode of locomotion

Reference(s)

A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)

Supplementary data of Henneguya leporinicola (Myxozoa, Myxosporea) a parasite of Leporinus macrocephalus from fish farms in the state of São Paulo, BrazilAbstract

Histoire naturelle des poissons (Tome 6)

5S rDNA variation and its phylogenetic inference in the genus Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae)

Identification of hybrids between Neotropical fish Leporinus macrocephalus and Leporinus elongatus by PCR-RFLP and multiplex-PCR: Tools for genetic monitoring in aquaculture

Repetitive DNA probe linked to sex chromosomes in hybrids between Neotropical fish <i>Leporinus macrocephalus</i> and <i>Leporinus elongatus </i>(Characiformes, Anostomidae)

A new nematode species Goezia leporini n. sp. (Anisakidae) from cultured freshwater fish Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae) in Brazil

Gill infection of Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski, 1988 (Osteichthyes: Anostomidae) by Henneguya leporinicola n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae). Description, histopathology and treatment

Taxonomia, filogenia e interação parasita-hospedeiro na infecção de mixosporídeos em piapara(Leporinus obtusidens) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) oriundos do rio Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brasil

Testicular structure and description of the seminal pathway in Leporinus macrocephalus (Anostomidae, Teleostei)

Cytogenetic markers as diagnoses in the identification of the hybrid between Piauçu (Leporinus macrocephalus) and Piapara (Leporinus elongatus)

Selecta genera et species piscium brasiliensium

Economic viability of the piauçu Leporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988) production

Migratory Fishes of South America

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