[3][2] The species epithet of Leporinus muyscorum refers to the Muisca, who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in the upper course of the feeding Lebrija River.

Spanish names for Leporinus muyscorum are moino, liseta, dentón,[4][5] and comelón.

[1] The species is a large fish in the genus Leporinus with lengths ranging from 82 to 340 millimetres (3.2 to 13.4 in).

[3] The edible species is important in the freshwater fish culture in Colombia, as it adapts easily to artificial food.

[7] The omnivorous species feeds on Luehea seemannii seeds,[8] fish detritus and insects.