Leporinus leschenaulti

Leporinus leschenaulti is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in coastal rivers of French Guiana and northern Brazil.

Etymology

It is named in honor of botanist-ornithologist Jean-Baptiste Louis Claude Theodore Leschenault de La Tour, who, along with entomologist Adolphe Jacques Louis Doumerc, provided the type specimen.