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 (1773–1826), who, along with entomologist Adolphe Jacques Louis Doumerc (1802–1868), provided the type specimen.
References
Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 23 cm.