Leporinus copelandii Steindachner, 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

Leporinus copelandii Steindachner, 1875

Distribution.

Rio Paraíba do Sul and rio Doce basins, Brazil.

Diagnosis.

Leporinus copelandii differs from its congeners by having three rounded or slightly rectangular spots conspicuously distributed in median line of the body, respectively below dorsal fin, below adipose fin and at the end of caudal peduncle; and all fins presenting reddish color.