Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Leptagoniates is a monospecific genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. It contains the single species Leptagoniates steindachneri, which is found in the Amazon River basin in Ecuador and Peru.
Another species, L. pi, had traditionally been placed in this genus, but it was moved to Protocheirodon in 2016.
Wikipedia contributors, Leptagoniates; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:02:10.419810+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1887
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
- Genus
- Leptagoniates
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyCharacidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyAphyocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
- genusLeptagoniates Boulenger, 1887
- speciesLeptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1887). An account of the fishes collected by Mr. C. Buckley in eastern Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887, (pt 2) (art. 2) : 274–283, Pls. 20–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1887.tb02962.x Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3THF9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.