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SU 49757 Brycon acutus Böhlke [J. E.], 1958 Holotype  [Collection database record]
acutus, Brycon Böhlke [J. E.] 1958:67, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 110; ref. 12050] Near the mouth of Río Quinindé, Ecuador, elevation 60 meters. Holotype: CAS-SU 49757. Paratypes: ANSP 75929 (1); CAS-SU 49758-59 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:42 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Brycon acutus Böhlke 1958 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:27 [ref. 37559]). •Synonym of Brycon alburnus (Günther 1860) -- (Howes 1982:6 [ref. 14201], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:175 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon alburnus (Günther 1860). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 5582 (IU 17470) Brycon behreae Hildebrand [S. F.], 1938 Holotype  [Collection database record]
behreae, Brycon Hildebrand [S. F.] 1938:278, Fig. 5 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 12363] Río Chiriquí del Tire, above Caldera, Pacific slope, western Panama. Holotype: CAS 5582. Paratypes: CAS 61205 (3); FMNH 69523 (1); USNM 109205 [ex CAS] (3), 109206 [ex CAS] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Vari & Howe 1991:9 [ref. 19022]. No paratypes were designated but original description gives counts and measurements for 21 additional specimens form the type locality and 22 other specimens from a second locality -- they would be paratypes. •Valid as Brycon behreae Hildebrand 1938 -- (Howes 1982:11 [ref. 14201], Bussing 1987:74 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:90 [ref. 24179], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:175 [ref. 27061], Angulo et al. 2013:991 [ref. 33194], Angulo & Gracian-Negrete 2013:264 [ref. 32959], Angulo et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37425]). Current status: Valid as Brycon behreae Hildebrand 1938. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: Central America: Pacific and Atlantic slopes of Panama, Pacific slope of Costa Rica. Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 39436 (IU 13470) Brycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Henn [A. W.], 1918 Holotype  [Collection database record]
ecuadoriensis, Brycon Eigenmann [C. H.] & Henn [A. W.] in Eigenmann 1918:687 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Río Barranca Alta at Narnjito, western Ecuador. Holotype (unique): CAS 39436 [ex IU 13470]. •Synonym of Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner 1863), but probably a distinct species -- (Howes 1982:25 [ref. 14201]). •Synonym of Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner 1863) -- (Howes 1982:9 [ref. 14201], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:175 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner 1863). Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 13467 (IU 13467) Brycon meeki Eigenmann [C. H.] & Hildebrand [S. F.], 1918 Lectotype  [Collection database record]
meeki, Brycon Eigenmann [C. H.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] in Eigenmann 1918:688 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 56 (no. 7); ref. 12304] Río Telembi, Barbacoas, Colombia [Río San Juan, Río Dagua and Río Patia, western Colombia]. Lectotype: CAS 13467 [ex IU 13467]. Paralectotypes: [all CAS ex IU] CAS 13460 (2), 18542 (9), 18537 (25), 54945 (33), 61208-15 (2, 12 33, 38, 1, 1, 40, 13), 61217-18 (24, 24); CAS-SU 22761 (4); USNM 280489 (12); MBUCV. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:9 [ref. 19022]. Lectotype selected by Eigenmann 1922:322 [ref. 1243]. Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:177 [ref. 27061] indicates that Eschmeyer 1998 was incorrect in stating that Eigenmann designated a lectotype; Eigenmann did establish the lectotype on p. 322 [not 232] in the caption to Pl. 23. •Valid as Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand 1918 -- (Howes 1982:34 [ref. 14201], Malabarba 1998:76 [ref. 23840], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:177 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2010:483 [ref. 31006], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:63 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Brycon meeki Eigenmann & Hildebrand 1918. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: South America: Trans-Andean river basins in Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 48818 Brycon whitei Myers [G. S.] & Weitzman [S. H.], 1960 Holotype  [Collection database record]
whitei, Brycon Myers [G. S.] & Weitzman [S. H.] 1960:99, Fig. 1 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 9584] Los Micos, northern end of the Cordillera Macarena, eastern Colombia, 3°20'N, 73°56'W. Holotype: CAS-SU 48818. Paratypes: CAS-SU 48817 [not CAS-SU 44817] (1). •Valid as Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman 1960 -- (Howes 1982:46 [ref. 14201], Moscó Morales 1988:8 [ref. 20066], Taphorn 1992:131 [ref. 23654], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:178 [ref. 27061], Lima 2004:282 [ref. 27858], Lima 2017:108 [ref. 35071], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:63 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35773], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Brycon whitei Myers & Weitzman 1960. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 11894 (IU 09262) Catabasis acuminatus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Norris [A. A.], 1900 Holotype  [Collection database record]
acuminatus, Catabasis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Norris [A. A.] 1900:358 [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 4; ref. 1264] Rio Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil [incorrect, probably Rio Paraíba do Sul basin]. Holotype (unique): CAS 11894 [ex IU 9262]. Type locality is in error -- see Lima in Reis et al. 2003:176 [ref. 27061] and Lima 2017:42 [ref. 35071]. •Valid as Brycon acuminatus (Eigenmann & Norris 1900) -- (Howes 1982:4 [ref. 14201], Malabarba 1998:76 [ref. 23840], Lima & Costa 2000:159 [ref. 24439]). •Synonym of Brycon insignis Steindachner 1877 -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:176 [ref. 27061], Lima 2017:36 [ref. 35071]). Current status: Synonym of Brycon insignis Steindachner 1877. Bryconidae: Bryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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