Leporinus melanopleurodes is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. This fish is found in the Das Almas River and Jequiriçá River in Bahia, Brazil.Birindelli, J.L.O., H.A. Britski and J.C. Garavello, 2013. Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(1):9-23
Description Leporinus melanopleurodes can reach a standard length of .
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