Výskyt
Jižní Amerika — Bahia (Brazílie), endemit.
Typová lokalita
Nilo Peçanha, rio das Almas, approximately 10 km from Nilo Peçanha on road Corredeiras do ro das Alams, 13°36'27.8'S, 39°08'38.8"W, Bahia, Brazil.
Velikost
12,9 cm SL.
Původní popis
Birindelli, J. L. O., Britski, H. A. & Garavello, J. C. 2013. Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotropical Ichthyology v. 11 (no. 1): 9-23.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. Editors. 2026. FishBase. World Wide Web.