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Species in the genus Cetopsis: [ 28 ] records


amphiloxus, Hemicetopsis Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann, Henn & Wilson 1914:14 [Indiana University Studies No. 19; ref. 1259] Creek near San Lorenzo, Río Patía basin, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56519 [ex CM 5332]. Paratypes: CAS 77028 [ex IU 13009] (1), 77027 [ex IU 13040] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:81 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:44 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemicetopsis amphiloxus Eigenmann 1914 -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Pseudocetopsis amphiloxa (Eigenmann 1914) -- (de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:258 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis amphiloxa (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Vari et al. 2005:150 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:190 [ref. 34894], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis amphiloxa (Eigenmann 1914). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Colombia and Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

arcana, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:153, Fig. 13 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Boca da Lapa de Bezerra, 13°32'43"S, 46°22'35"W, Parque Estadual de Terra Ronca, São Domingos, Goiás State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 58637. Paratypes: MCP 16002 (1); MHNG 2593.99 (1); MNRJ 12772 (1), 16942 (1); MZUSP 55965 (3, 1 c&s); USNM 372765 (1). Plus non-type specimens. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis arcana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis arcana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Middle and upper Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

aspis, Cetopsis Abrahão [V.], Mol [J.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2019:224, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4664 (no. 2); ref. 36957] Mauritie Creek, tributary of upper Tempati River, upper Commewijne River basin, Sipaliwini District, Suriname, 05°06'12.9"N, 54°35'24.9"W. Holotype: USNM 432561. Paratypes: MZUSP, ROM, USNM. •Valid as Cetopsis aspis Abrahão, Mol & de Pinna 2019 -- (Taphorn et al. 2022:46 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis aspis Abrahão, Mol & de Pinna 2019. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: Guiana Shield (central and northern Guyana and northern Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

baudoensis, Pseudocetopsis Dahl [G.] 1960:452, Fig. [Caldasia v. 8 (no. 39); ref. 9310] Quitasol, Río Baudó, western Colombia. Holotype: ICN-MHN 118. Paratypes: (6) ICN-MHN 100 (6) (lost). Type catalog: Cala 1981:4 [ref. 23525], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:44 [ref. 36127]. •Valid as Pseudocetopsis baudoensis Dahl 1960 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:258 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis baudoensis (Dahl 1960) -- (Vari et al. 2005:155 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis baudoensis (Dahl 1960). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Pacific versant, Baudó River basin, western Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

caecutiens, Silurus Günther [A.] 1864:199 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Cupai [= Rio Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Unjustified emendation of Cetopsis coecutiens. •Synonym of Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein 1823) -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:257 [ref. 27061]) Current status: Synonym of Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein 1819). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Habitat: freshwater.

caiapo, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:157, Fig. 15 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] At location of the future dam of the Usina Hidroeléctrica Serra da Mesa, 13°50'S, 48°19'W, Município de Minaçu/Cavalcante, Goiás State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 13236. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis caiapo Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis caiapo Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

candiru, Cetopsis Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:13, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Equatorial rivers of Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]. Lectotype: MHNG 210.05. Paralectotypes: MHNN 735 (1), 736 (1), 737 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1984:149 [ref. 21784], Weber 1998:9 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. Type information: Kottelat 1988:84 [ref. 13380]. Lectotype designated by Vari et al. 2005:161 [ref. 28270] Name first published in Cuvier 1829 [ref. 995]. As Silurus candiru on plate. Lectotype selected by Vari et al. 2005:161 [ref. 28270]. •Valid as Hemicetopsis candiru (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:35 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860], de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Oliveira et al. 2001:575 [ref. 25604], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:258 [ref. 27061], Vari et al. 2005:159 [ref. 28270]). •Valid as Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Vari et al. 2005:159 [ref. 28270], Proudlove 2006:268 [ref. 28992], de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:38 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz 1829. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

chalmersi, Cetopsis Norman [J. R.] 1926:116 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 17 (no. 97) (art. 15); ref. 15603] Rio das Velhas about 32 miles north of Bello Horizonte, Brazil. Lectotype: BMNH 1925.10.1.4. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1925.1.12.2-3 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Vari et al. 2005:171 [ref. 28270]. •Valid as Cetopsis chalmersi Norman 1926 -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Pseudocetopsis gobioides (Kner 1858) -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1858 -- (Vari et al. 2005:168 [ref. 28270], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:21 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1858. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Habitat: freshwater.

coecutiens, Silurus Lichtenstein [M. H. C.] 1819:61 [Zoologisches Magazin (Wiedemann) 1819, v. 1 (pt 3); ref. 17526] Rivers of Equatorial Brazil. Holotype: ZMB 3093 (no longer extant). Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. Silurus caecutiens Günther 1864:199 [ref. 1974] is an unjustified emendation. Also appeared in Lichtenstein 1823:112 [ref. 17525]. •Valid as Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein 1819) [not Spix & Agassiz 1829] -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:35 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860], de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Oliveira et al. 2001:575 [ref. 25604], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:257 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27366] with authors as Spix & Agassiz 1829, Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Vari et al. 2005:162 [ref. 28270], Aguilera & Mirande 2006:1 [ref. 28894], Proudlove 2006:268 [ref. 28992] with author as Spix & Agassiz, de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Silvano et al. 2020:225 [ref. 38135], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:54 [ref. 39235], Lasso et al. in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:144 [ref. 40783], Chuctaya et al. 2022:38 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein 1819). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Tocantins and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

fimbriata, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:165, Fig. 20 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Creek of upper río Nercua, about 7°01'N, 77°30'W, large tributary of río Trunando, Choco, Colombia. Holotype: USNM 305348. Paratypes: ICNMHN 7272 (2); USNM 372825 (4), 372826 (2, c&s). Plus non-type specimens. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:44 [ref. 36127]. •Valid as Cetopsis fimbriata Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis fimbriata Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Atrato River basin, Caribbean versant of northwestern Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

gobioides, Cetopsis Kner [R.] 1858:407 [37], Pl. 6 (fig. 16) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] Irisanga, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 47378 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. On p. 37 of separate. •Valid as Pseudocetopsis gobioides (Kner 1858) -- (Burgess 1989:291 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:61 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24147], Liotta et al. 2001:154 [ref. 39259], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:37 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131]). •Valid as Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1857 -- (Vari et al. 2005:168 [ref. 28270] dated to 1857, Aguilera & Mirande 2006:1 [ref. 28894], de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Koerber 2011:4 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:21 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35267], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:120 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1858. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: upper São Francisco, Paraná and Uruguay River basins (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

jurubidae, Pseudocetopsis Fowler [H. W.] 1944:235, Figs. 7-9 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 96; ref. 1452] Clear waters of Río Jurubidá, Nuquí, 5°42'N, 77°17'W, Colombia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71430 (poor condition). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:40 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudocetopsis jurubidae Fowler 1944 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis jurubidae (Fowler 1944) -- (Vari et al. 2005:172 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis jurubidae (Fowler 1944). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Jurubidá River basin, Pacific versant, western Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

macroteronema, Cetopsis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:8 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 13 (no. 329); ref. 14677] Río Zamora, eastern Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.11.4.11 (1), ZMUT 1548 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1940:137 [ref. 21559], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pseudocetopsis macroteronema (Boulenger 1898) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:35 [ref. 37559], Burgess 1989:291 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Pseudocetopsis plumbea (Steindachner 1882) -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Cetopsis plumbea Steindachner 1882 -- (Vari et al. 2005:191 [ref. 28270], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Cetopsis plumbea Steindachner 1882. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Habitat: freshwater.

montana, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:174, Fig. 26 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] 100 meters upriver from Caterpiza (ca. 3°55'S, 77°42'W), Amazonas, Peru. Holotype: LACM 41989-1. Paratypes: ANSP 178173 (1); LACM 39887-3 (1), 39922-1 (1), 41893-1(1), 41895-1 (1), 41945-2 (1); mepn UNCAT. (1); MUSM 20298 (2); USNM 177224 (1), 372759 (1). Plus non-type specimens. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (northeastern Peru and southern Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

motatanensis, Pseudocetopsis plumbeus Schultz [L. P.] 1944:255, Pl. 5 (fig. B) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172); ref. 3959] Río Motatán, 4 kilometers above Motatán, 9°24'N, 70°36'W, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121265. Paratypes: MCZ 37266 [ex USNM 121269, not 121266] (1); UMMZ 142495 [ex USNM 121269] (1); USNM 121266-68 (1, 2, 2), 121269 (5, now 3). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:16 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Hemicetopsis plumbeus Steindachner 1882, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:75 [ref. 23651]). •Synonym of Pseudocetopsis plumbeus (Steindachner 1882) -- (authors). •Valid as Pseudocetopsis motatanensis Schultz 1944 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis motatanensis (Schultz 1944) -- (Vari et al. 2005:176 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Abrahão et al. 2019:231 [ref. 36957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis motatanensis (Schultz 1944). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin: Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

oliveirai, Bathycetopsis Lundberg [J. G.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 1994:383, Figs. 1, 3-4 [Copeia 1994 (no. 2); ref. 21515] Rio Solimões north of Ilha da Marchantaria, about 15 kilometers from mouth of Rio Negro at Manaus (3°15'S, 60°00'W), Amazonas, Brazil, elevation about 15 meters. Holotype: INPA 4439. Paratypes: DU F1170 (1, c&s); INPA 4533 (1), 4668-69 (1, 2), 7689 (2); MZUSP 44068 (1); USNM 325618 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Bathycetopsis oliveirai Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel 1994 -- (de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Chang & Ortega 1995:4 [ref. 24302], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:257 [ref. 27061], Proudlove 2006:268 [ref. 28992]). •Valid as Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel 1994) -- (Vari et al. 2005:179 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:151, 190 [ref. 35004], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35679], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:38 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel 1994). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: middle and upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

orinoco, Pseudocetopsis plumbeus Schultz [L. P.] 1944:253, Pl. 5 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172); ref. 3959] Río Torbes, 1 kilometer above Táriba (7°59'N, 72°13'W), Río Orinoco system, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121263. Paratypes: MCZ 37237 [ex USNM 121264] (1), USNM 121264 (2, now 1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:16 [ref. 19771]. •Synonym of Hemicetopsis plumbeus Steindachner 1883, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860], Ferraris & Brown 1991:164 [ref. 16686]). •Valid as Pseudocetopsis orinoco Schultz 1944 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis orinoco (Schultz 1944) -- (Vari et al. 2005:181 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:78 [ref. 35773], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Moreno-Burbano et al. 2025:22 [ref. 42549]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis orinoco (Schultz 1944). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela and Caribbean Sea versant of northern Venezuela. IUCN (2021): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

othonops, Hemicetopsis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:17 [Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8]; ref. 1228] Girardot, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56040 [CM 4830]. Paratypes: (68, CM and IU) AMNH 5318 [ex IU 12685 a-j] (5); BMNH 1924.3.3.81-82 (2); CAS 64606-08 [ex IU 12684-86] (6, 18, 1); FMNH 56041-42 (9, 2), 69814 (5); USNM 76972 (6), 79213 (2), 167853 (4). Type catalog: Henn 1928:82 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:44 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:16 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemicetopsis othonops Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Pseudocetopsis othonops (Eigenmann 1912) -- (de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Cetopsis othonops (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Vari et al. 2005:185 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis othonops (Eigenmann 1912). Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Magdalena and Sinú River basins, Caribbean Sea versant, northwestern Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

parma, Cetopsis Oliveira [J. C. de], Vari [R. P.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2001:575, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 114 (no. 3); ref. 25604] Río Tambo, Río Ucayali basin, Pucallpa, Atalaya, 8°23'S, 74°32'W, Province Coronel Portillo, Depto de Ucayali, Peru. Holotype: MUSM 2266. Paratypes: MEPN 1034 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis parma Oliveira, Vari & Ferraris 2001 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:257 [ref. 27061], Vari et al. 2005:187 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:39 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis parma Oliveira, Vari & Ferraris 2001. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

pearsoni, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:189, Fig. 36 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Provincia de Sandia, río Candamo, Zona Reserva Tambopata (13°28.97'S, 69°50.08'W), Puno, Peru, elevation 358 meters. Holotype: MUSM 11093. Paratypes: MNHN 1988-1995 (1), 1988-1998 (3), 1988-2012 (1); MZUSP 27812 (6, 1 c&s). Plus one non-type specimen. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis pearsoni Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:132 [ref. 29155], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis pearsoni Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Upper Madeira River basin, southeastern Peru and northeastern Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

plumbeus, Cetopsis Steindachner [F.] 1882:178 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19); ref. 20487] Canelos, eastern Ecuador. Lectotype: NMW 47383-1 (1). Paralectotypes: NMW 47381-1 and 3 (2), 47383-2 and 3 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:31, Pl. 6 (fig. 3) [ref. 14353]. Lectotype selected by Vari et al. 2005:194 [ref. 28270]. •Valid as Hemicetopsis plumbeus (Steindachner 1882) -- (Burgess 1989:292 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Pseudocetopsis plumbeus (Steindachner 1882) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:35 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Ferraris & Brown 1991:164 [ref. 16686], de Pinna & Vari 1995:3 [ref. 21651], Galvis et al. 1997:75 [ref. 23651], Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061] as plumbea). •Valid as Cetopsis plumbea Steindachner 1882 -- (Vari et al. 2005:191 [ref. 28270], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[21] [ref. 35679], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:39 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis plumbea Steindachner 1882. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

pygmaeus, Silurus Natterer [J.] in Kner 1858:408 [38] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] On p. 38 of separate. Not available, Natterer manuscript name mentioned in passing under Cetopsis gobioides. •In the synonymy of Pseudocetopsis gobioides (Kner 1858) -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:259 [ref. 27061]). •In the synonymy of Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1858 -- (Vari et al. 2005:168 [ref. 28270], Litz & Koerber 2014:21 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35267]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Cetopsis gobioides Kner 1858. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae.

sandrae, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:195, 39-40 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Nova Mutum, unnamed córrego, Fazenda Buriti, about 1.5 kilometers south of Fazenda (31°51'52"S, 56°11'36"W), Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 61091. Paratypes: MZUSP 61051 (1, c&s), 83227 (3); USNM 372766 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis sandrae Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155], Abrahão & de Pinna 2018:117 [ref. 35957]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis sandrae Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Arinos River, upper portions of Tapajós River system, Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

sarcodes, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:197, Fig. 42 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Município de Minaçu/Cavalcante, rio Tocantins between site of future dam of Usina Hidroeléctrica Cana Brava and Ilha do Orgulho and Porto do Garimpo, Goías State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 13024. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis sarcodes Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis sarcodes Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Tocantins River basin, eastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

spixii, Cetopsis Swainson [W.] 1839:308 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Equatorial rivers of Brazil. Syntypes: MHNN 210.05 (1), 735 (1), 736 (1), 737 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]. Based on Agass. and Sp. pl. 10. fig. 1 -- which is Spix & Agassiz 1829:Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [ref. 13]. Lectotype selected by Vari et al. 2005:161 [ref. 28270] for Cetopsis candiru. •Unneeded replacement for Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Vari & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:258 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Vari et al. 2005:159 [ref. 28270], Ferraris 2007:131 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz 1829. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Habitat: freshwater.

starnesi, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:199, Fig. 43 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Rio Bermejo, 4-5 kilometers south of Pueblo Salado, about 30 air kilometers south of Bermejo (22°27'S, 64°32'W), Argentinean-Bolivian border, Tarija, Bolivia. Holotype: USNM 314309. Paratypes: CBF 887 [ex USNM 314309] (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis starnesi Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (Aguilera & Mirande 2006:201 [ref. 28894], de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155], Koerber 2011:4 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis starnesi Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Southeastern Bolivia and Argentina. Habitat: freshwater.

umbrosa, Cetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:201, Fig. 44 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Río Negro, downstream from main Villavicencio to Puerto Lopez highway at La Balsa (4°04'N, 73°04'W), Meta, Colombia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 137559. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Cetopsis umbrosa Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:804 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:133 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Cetopsis umbrosa Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

varii, Cetopsis Abrahão [V. P.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2018:112, Figs. 1-2, 5-8a [Journal of Fish Biology v. 93 (no. 1); ref. 35957] Río Casanare, a tributary to the Río Meta, town of San Joaquin, Tame Municipality, Arauca Department, Colombia, 06°13'22.4"N, 71°32'19.85"W. Holotype: MPUJ 9321. Paratypes: ANSP, IAvH-P, MPUJ, MZUSP. •Valid as Cetopsis varii Abrahão & de Pinna 2018. Current status: Valid as Cetopsis varii Abrahão & de Pinna 2018. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Río Casanare, Río Pauto and Río Metica, Río Meta basin, eastern Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.


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