Fig. 1
Leporinus melanopleura: (a) lectotype, BMNH 1863.3.27.6, 91.2 mm SL, "Bahia"; (b) paralectotype, BMNH 1863.3.27.7, 104.3 mm SL, "Bahia"; (c) MZUSP 111246, 90.9 mm SL, rio Una; (d) MZUSP 111246, 27.3 mm SL, rio Una; (e) MCP 17712, 18.4 mm SL, rio Branco, tributary of rio Una. Scale bars = 10 mm.
Fig. 2
Leporinus melanopleura: (a) MZUSP 111246, 27.3 mm SL, rio Una, (b) MZUSP 111246, 90.9 mm SL, rio Una; both photographed live. Scale bars = 10 mm.
Fig. 3
Scanning electron image of the upper and lower jaws of Leporinus melanopleura in lateral view, MZUSP 100986, 57.6 mm SL.
Fig. 4
Distribution of Leporinus melanopleura (triangles), L.melanopleurodes (square), and L. brinco (circles); type localities indicates by white symbols. River basins: (1) rio Jequitinhonha, (2) rio Pardo, (3) rio Una, (4) rio de Contas, (5) rio das Almas, (6) rio Jiquiriçá, (7) rio Paraguaçu, (8) rio Itapecuru, and (9) rio São Francisco.
Fig. 5
Leporinus taeniatus: (a) paralectotype of Leporinus melanopleura, BMNH 1861.5.16.14, 102.6 mm SL, rio Cipó, tributary of rio das Velhas, rio São Francisco basin; (b) MZUSP 47459, 96.5 mm SL, rio Verde, tributary of rio São Francisco. Scale bars ₌ 10 mm.
Fig. 6
Leporinus melanopleurodes: (a) holotype, MZUSP 100987, 99.4 mm SL, rio das Almas; (b) paratype, MZUSP 111242, 83.3 mm SL, rio Jiquiriçá; (c) paratype, MCP 36965, 128.7 mm SL, rio Jiquiriçá. Scale bars ₌ 10 mm.
Fig. 7
Leporinus melanopleurodes: (a) paratype, MZUSP 111242, 87.4 mm SL, rio das Almas, (b) paratype, MZUSP 111227, 99.2 mm SL, rio Jiquiriçá [specimen lacking adipose fin], photographed live. Scale bars ₌ 10 mm.
Fig. 8
Scanning electron image of the upper and lower jaws of Leporinus melanopleurodes, in lateral view, MZUSP 109769, 89.5 mm SL.
Fig. 9
Rio das Almas, Bahia, Nilo Peçanha, at 13°36'27.8"S 39°8'38.8"W, type locality of Leporinus melanopleurodes.
Fig. 10
Leporinus brinco: (a) holotype, MZUSP 105166, 128.5, rio Gongogi, tributary of rio de Contas; (b) paratype, UFBA 4843, 174.9 mm SL, rio de Contas; (c) paratype, MZUSP 102526, 44.3 mm SL, rio Gavião, tributary of rio de Contas; (d) paratype, MZUSP 102552, 28.8 mm SL, rio Gongogi, tributary of rio de Contas. Scale bars = 10 mm.
Fig. 11
Leporinus brinco, paratype, MZUSP 111257, 74.4 mm SL, rio Gongogi, tributary of rio de Contas, photographed live. Scale bar ₌ 10 mm.
Fig. 12
Image of the upper and lower jaws, in lateral view, of Leporinus brinco, in lateral view, MZUSP 110617, paratype, 139.0 mm SL.
Fig. 13
Rio Gongogi, tributary of rio de Contas, Bahia, Itajibáat 14°21'16.5"S 39°46'23.9"W, type locality of Leporinus brinco.
Fig. 14
Leporinus melanostictus, (a) MZUSP 103242, 225.0 mm SL, rio Jari; (b) MZUSP 103242, 221.0 mm SL, rio Iratapuru, tributary of rio Jari.
