Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther Author Birindelli, José L. O. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42494, 04218 - 970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil & Departamento de BiologiaAnimal eVegetal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Caixa Postal 6001, CEP 86051 - 980 Londrina, PR, Brazil. josebirindelli@yahoo.com Author Britski, Heraldo A. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42494, 04218 - 970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil heraldo@usp.br Author Garavello, Julio C. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, km 235, 676, 13565 - 905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil garavello@ufscar.br text Neotropical Ichthyology 2013 2013-03-31 11 1 9 23 http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000100009&lng=en&tlng=en journal article 314086 10.1590/S1679-62252013000100002 b5c83b60-3783-4803-b655-6b5865d18106 1982-0224 12652955

Table 1. Morphometric data for Leporinus melanopleura. n = number of specimens; SD = Standard Deviation.

	n	Lectotype	Mean	Range	SD
Standard Length (mm)	41	91.2	66.22	18.40-104.30
Percents of Standard Length
Predorsal distance	29	49.34	48.85	46.58-50.54	0.84
Dorsal-fin origin to adipose-fin origin	20	-	84.26	80.18-85.96	1.20
Prepelvic distance	29	50.00	48.72	46.23-52.23	1.30
Body depth	29	24.12	23.32	20.87-25.43	0.98
Caudal peduncle length	22	14.47	15.40	14.38-16.37	0.63
Caudal peduncle depth	29	9.54	10.08	9.40-10.67	0.35
Anal-fin lobe length	29	15.13	13.37	11.00-15.13	1.16
Head length	29	23.36	22.82	21.38-24.13	0.77
Percents of Head Length
Preopercle length	20	-	76.53	75.14-79.35	1.10
Snout length	29	39.91	39.51	36.43-42.05	1.51
Head depth	22	71.83	75.46	71.13-80.23	2.47
Eye diameter	29	22.07	24.34	20.08-31.30	2.40
Bony interorbital	29	39.91	42.32	39.47-46.96	1.98