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Species in the genus Amblystilbe: [ 2 ] records


alleni, Prodontocharax Böhlke [J. E.] 1953:661 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 6 (no. 69) (art. 64); ref. 10330] Río Ucayali, Cashiboya, about 7°31'S, 74°55'W, Peru. Holotype: CAS-SU 17472. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17473 (15; 1 c&s), 17474 (2), 19050 (9); USNM 157366 (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:35 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Prodontocharax alleni Böhlke 1953 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137]). •Synonym of Amblystilbe howesi Fowler 1940 -- (Bertaco et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40512]). Current status: Synonym of Amblystilbe howesi Fowler 1940. Characidae: Cheirodontinae. Habitat: freshwater.

howesi, Amblystilbe Fowler [H. W.] 1940:85, Figs. 46-48 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 92; ref. 1436] Boca Chapare, Río Chimore, Cochabamba, Amazon system, Bolivia. Holotype: ANSP 69070. Paratypes: ANSP 69071-91 (22), 69092 (1, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:48 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Prodontocharax howesi (Fowler 1940) -- (Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004]). •Valid as Amblystilbe howesi Fowler 1940 -- (Bertaco et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40512]). Current status: Valid as Amblystilbe howesi Fowler 1940. Characidae: Cheirodontinae. Distribution: South America: western Amazon River basin, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.


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