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Species in the genus Eigenmannia: [ 34 ] records


antonioi, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:387, Figs. 1B, 2-3, 4B, 5B [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Rio Anapu at Floresta Nacional de Caxiuanã, Município de Portel, Rio Amazonas basin, Para, Brazil, 2°05′0.7″S, 51°29′43.8″W. Holotype: MPEG 10181. Paratypes: INPA, MCP, MPEG, MZUSP. Plus non-type specimens. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia antonioi Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Melo et al. 2016:134 [ref. 34701], Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia antonioi Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Anapu River drainage, lower Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

besouro, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2016:263, Figs. 1, 2, 3A, 4 [Zootaxa 4126 (no. 2); ref. 34493] São Desidério, Sítio Grande, rio Grande, rio São Francisco basin, Bahia, Brazil, 12°25'40.09"S, 45°05'10"W. Holotype: MZUSP 57890. Paratypes: MPEG, MZUSP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia besouro Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Dutra et al. 2024:14 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia besouro Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin, Bahia and Minas Gerais (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

bumba, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], Ramos [T. P. A.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2022:3, Figs. 2, 3A-B [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no.1): e210117; ref. 39192] Rio Santana, tributary of rio Grajaú, rio Mearim basin, Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil, 05°35'39.48"S, 46°14'30.88"W. Holotype: MZUSP 125870. Paratypes: MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia bumba Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022 -- (Koerber et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40665]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia bumba Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Mearim River basin, Maranhão (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

cacuria, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], Ramos [T. P. A.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2022:11, Figs. 3C-D, 5 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no.1): e210117; ref. 39192] Riacho Enxada, Alto Parnaíba, Maranhão, Brazil, 08°51'21"S, 45°59'14"W. Holotype: MZUSP 125871. Paratypes: MZUSP, UFBP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia cacuria Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022 -- (Koerber et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40665]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia cacuria Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: upper Parnaíba River basin, Maranhão (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

camposi, Eigenmannia Herrera-Collazos [E. E.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Maldonado-Ocampo [J. A.] & Rincón-Sandoval [M.] 2020:Fig. 6 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1) e180085; ref. 37453] Magdalena river, upper Magdalena basin, Honda, Tolima, Colombia, 5°12'05.56"N, 74°43'56.63"W. Holotype: IAVHP 9238. Paratypes: IAVHP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia camposi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia camposi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: lower Atrato, Cauca, upper and middle Magdalena River basins, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

catira, Eigenmannia Cardoso [V. C.] & Dutra [G. M.] 2023:4, Figs. 1-8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 4): e230090; ref. 40651] Córrego do Schmidt, Rio Grande drainage, upper Rio Paraná basin, Santa Albertina, São Paulo, Brazil, 20°01’30”S 50°43’47”W Holotype: MZUSP 129263. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP, NUP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia catira Cardoso & Dutra 2023. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia catira Cardoso & Dutra 2023. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Grande, Ivinhema, Paraná, Paranaíba, do Peixe and Tietê River drainages, upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

correntes, Eigenmannia Campos-da Paz [R.] & Queiroz [I. R.] 2017:76, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4216 (no. 1); ref. 35026] Mato Grosso do Sul, Sonora, córrego de Baixo, left margin tributary of rio Correntes, at road MS-213, Brazil, 17°42'46"S, 54°21'25"W. Holotype: MNRJ 47046. Paratypes: MNRJ. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia correntes Campos-da Paz & Queiroz 2017 -- (Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia correntes Campos-da Paz & Queiroz 2017. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Piquiri River drainage, upper Paraguay River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

desantanai, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:392, Figs. 7-8 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Rio Cuiabá, Baía de Chacororé, Rio Paraguai basin, Município de Barão de Melgaço, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 16°14′58.9″S, 55°52′44.4″W. Holotype: MPEG 31306. Paratypes: MPEG, NUP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Oliveira et al. 2022:10 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Eigenmannia desantanai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia desantanai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraguay River basin (Mato Grosso, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

dutrai, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Pastana [M. N. L.] & Ballen [G. A.] 2021:Figs. 1-6 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 98 (no. 1); ref. 37849] Córrego Canta Galo, Rio Passa Cinco, tributary of Rio Corumbataí, upper Paraná basin, Ipeúna, São Paulo, Brazil, 22°24'17.70"S, 47°48'41.22"W. Holotype: MZUSP 125788. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. To be published in 2021? •Valid as Eigenmannia dutrai Peixoto, Pastana & Ballen 2021 -- (Brandão et al. 2022:195 [ref. 40464], Cardoso & Dutra 2023:17 [ref. 40651]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia dutrai Peixoto, Pastana & Ballen 2021. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Grande, Paranapanema and Tietê River drainages, upper Paraná River basin (São Paulo, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

guairaca, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:394, Figs. 9-10 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Riacho Água do Ó, tributary of Rio Paranapanema, upper Rio Paraná basin, Município de Santa Fé, Paraná, Brazil, 23°01′08″S, 51°51′37.8″W. Holotype: MPEG 31307. Paratypes: MPEG, NUP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Oliveira et al. 2022:10 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Peixoto & Waltz 2017:[7] [ref. 35224], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Cardoso & Dutra 2023:17 [ref. 40651]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia guairaca Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraná River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

guchereauae, Distocyclus Meunier [F. J.], Jégu [M.] & Keith [P.] 2014:223, Figs. 1-3 [Cybium v. 38 (no. 3); ref. 33538] Marion drainage, Tampoc River, Saut Pierkuru, 2°49'N, 53°32'W, French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN 2000-5927. Paratypes: MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[30] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Distocyclus guchereauae Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2014 -- (Ferraris et al. 2017:[30] [ref. 35236]). •Valid as Eigenmannia guchereauae (Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2014) -- (Dutra et al. 2021:38 [ref. 38724]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia guchereauae (Meunier, Jégu & Keith 2014). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Litany and Tampoc River drainages, Marion River basin, French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.

humboldtii, Sternopygus Steindachner [F.] 1878:91 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 15 (no. 12) (for 9 May 1878); ref. 20476] Río Magdalena, Colombia. Syntypes: (several) NMW 64988 (2), ?64989 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:71 [p. 55 of separate], Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [ref. 4227]. •Valid as Eigenmannia humboldtii (Steindachner 1878) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320], Lasso et al. 2001:100 [ref. 25928], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], de Santana et al. 2004:2 [ref. 27412], Peixoto et al. 2015:412 [ref. 33968], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35633], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:24 [ref. 36930], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia humboldtii (Steindachner 1878). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Atrato, Magdalena and Beni River basins (Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

limbatus, Sternopygus Schreiner [C.] & Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:5, Fig. 1 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 12 (for 1902); ref. 15045] Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 1186. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Eigenmannia microstoma (Reinhardt 1852) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320]). •Valid as Eigenmannia limbata (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro 1903) -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745] as cf. limbata, Sarmiento et al. 2014:188 [ref. 35004], Peixoto et al. 2015:412 [ref. 33968], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Peixoto & Waltz 2017:[7] [ref. 35224], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35773], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:24 [ref. 36930], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Taphorn et al. 2022:41 [ref. 41297], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760] as cf. limbata, Torgersen et al. 2023:781 [ref. 40692], Dutra et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia limbata (Schreiner & Miranda Ribeiro 1903). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, ?Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

lineatus, Sternopygus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:14 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Lake Amucu, Guyana. Holotype: ZMB 4083. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. Type locality questionable. •Questionably a synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320]). •Synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:28 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Habitat: freshwater.

loretana, Eigenmannia Waltz [B. T.] & Albert [J. S.] 2018:401, Figs. 1-6 [Zootaxa 4399 (no. 3); ref. 35854] Lago Tomana, southwest of Iquitos, Río Pacaya, Loreto, Peru, 5°20'40"S, 74°30'00"W. Holotype: MUSM 61210. Paratypes: FMNH, MUSM, UF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia loretana Waltz & Albert 2018 -- (Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Torgersen et al. 2023:782 [ref. 40692]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia loretana Waltz & Albert 2018. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: western Amazon basin (Peru and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

macrops, Sternopygus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:305 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 20 (no. 117) (art. 30); ref. 14627] Higher Potaro River District, Guyana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.8.6.1. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia macrops (Boulenger 1897) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745] as cf. macrops, Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:188 [ref. 35004], Peixoto et al. 2015:412 [ref. 33968], DoNascimiento 2016:535 [ref. 34727], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35633], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Marceniuk et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35324] as aff. macrops, Peixoto & Waltz 2017:[7] [ref. 35224], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], Silvano et al. 2020:201 [ref. 38135], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298], Lasso et al. in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:108 [ref. 40783], Taphorn et al. 2022:41 [ref. 41297], Torgersen et al. 2023:783 [ref. 40692] as cf. macrops, Dutra et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia macrops (Boulenger 1897). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Potaro, Orinoco and Essequibo basins (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela); ?Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

macuxi, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Donin [L. M.], de Santana [C. D.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2024:3, Figs. 1-8 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 105 (no. 3); ref. 41236] Rio Branco at Cachoeira do Bem Querer, Caracaraí, Roraima, Brazil, 01°55'49.4"N, 61°00'9.8"W. Holotype: MZUSP 129866. Paratypes: INPA, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia macuxi Dutra, Peixoto, Donin, de Santana & Menezes 2024. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia macuxi Dutra, Peixoto, Donin, de Santana & Menezes 2024. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: upper Rio Branco drainage, Roraima, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

magoi, Eigenmannia Herrera-Collazos [E. E.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Maldonado-Ocampo [J. A.] & Rincón-Sandoval [M.] 2020:Fig. 8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1) e180085; ref. 37453] Catatumbo River, Catatumbo basin, La Gabarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, 8°59'55.28"N, 72°54'08.64"W. Holotype: ICNMHN 2318. Paratypes: IAVHP, ICNMHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia magoi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia magoi Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Catatumbo River basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

matintapereira, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:396, Figs. 1A, 4A, 11 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Rio Uneiuxi, Rio Negro basin, Município de Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, 0°21′45″S, 65°04′13″W. Holotype: MZUSP 109618. Paratypes: MPEG, MZUSP. Plus non-type specimens. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia matintapereira Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:82 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:89 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia matintapereira Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Negro River basin, Amazonas, Brazil and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

meeki, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], de Santana [C. D.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2017:86, Figs. 1-4 [Copeia v. 105 (no. 1); ref. 35186] Río Pucuro just above confluence with Río Tuíra, Darién Province, Panama, approximately 08°00'N, 77°32'W. Holotype: USNM 293171. Paratypes: FMNH, MPEG, USNM. •Valid as Eigenmannia meeki Dutra, de Santana & Wosiacki 2017 -- (Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia meeki Dutra, de Santana & Wosiacki 2017. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: Central America: Tuíra River basin, Darién, Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

microstomus, Sternopygus Reinhardt [J. T.] 1852:147 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1852; ref. 18619] Lagoa Santa, Brazil. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.7.8.2-3 (2); ZMB 9183 (1); ZMUC 21 (1), 23-26 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:48 [ref. 9588], Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236]. The specific name is an undeclinable noun. •Valid as Eigenmannia microstomus (Reinhardt 1852) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Peixoto et al. 2015:384, 398 [ref. 33968], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:82 [ref. 35026] as microstoma, Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186] as microstoma, Ferraris et al. 2017:[31] [ref. 35236] as microstoma, Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941] as microstoma, Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930] as microstoma). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia microstomus (Reinhardt 1852). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

muirapinima, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:401, Figs. 15-16 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Igarapé Santo Antônio, tributary of Rio Amazonas, Rio Amazonas basin, Pará, Brazil, 2°09′15.9″S, 56°05′17.9″W. Holotype: MPEG 21778. Paratypes: MPEG, MZUSP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia muirapinima Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia muirapinima Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, Pará, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

nigra, Eigenmannia Mago-Leccia [F.] 1994:77, Figs. 86a, 86b [Electric fishes of the continental waters of America; ref. 21320] Caño Urama, above Santa Lucía, Río Negro system, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-14184. Paratypes: AMNH 58642 [ex MBUCV-V-14185] (3), ANSP 162130 (3), MBUCV-V-13437 (2 not 1), V-14185 (16 not 15). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24196], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia nigra Mago-Leccia 1994 -- (Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Peixoto et al. 2015:412 [ref. 33968], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Peixoto & Waltz 2017:[7] [ref. 35224], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35633], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:138 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:24 [ref. 36930], Taphorn et al. 2022:41 [ref. 41297], Torgersen et al. 2023:783 [ref. 40692], Dutra et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia nigra Mago-Leccia 1994. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America. Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco River basins (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

oradens, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], de Santana [C. D.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2018:133, Figs. 1, 2, 4 [Zootaxa 4422 (no. 1); ref. 35941] Río Ventuari at Raudales Chipirito, 88.5 km east of San Fernando de Atabapo, Amazonas, Venezuela, 04°04'06"N, 66°54'13"W. Holotype: ANSP 190768. Paratypes: ANSP, MPEG, MZUSP, USNM. •Valid as Eigenmannia oradens Dutra, Peixoto, de Santana & Wosiacki 2018 -- (Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia oradens Dutra, Peixoto, de Santana & Wosiacki 2018. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Ventuari River drainage, Orinoco River basin, Amazonas, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

pavulagem, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:403, Figs. 17-18 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Igarapé Paraquequara, tributary of Rio Capim, Rio Guamá basin, Município de Paragominas, Pará, Brazil, 3°14′50″S, 47°45′50″ W. Holotype: MPEG 6887. Paratypes: INPA, MPEG, MZUSP, NUP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Oliveira et al. 2022:10 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Eigenmannia pavulagem Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia pavulagem Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Capim River drainage, Guamá River basin (Pará, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

robsoni, Eigenmannia Dutra [G. M.], Ramos [T. P. A.] & Menezes [N. A.] 2022:14, Figs. 3E-F, 6 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no.1): e210117; ref. 39192] Rio Parnaíba, Muricí dos Portelas, Piauí, Maranhão, Brazil, 03°18'24.8"S, 42°05'36.2"W. Holotype: MZUSP 125872. Paratypes: MZUSP, UFPB. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia robsoni Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022 -- (Koerber et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40665], Vieira et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia robsoni Dutra, Ramos & Menezes 2022. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Parnaíba River basin, Maranhão (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

sayona, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.] & Waltz [B. T.] 2017:[2], Figs. 1-6 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 15 (no. 1); ref. 35224] Río Parguaza, río Orinoco basin, near the community of Puente Parhueña, Cedeño, Bolivar, Venezuela, 5°53'30"N, 67°24'14"W. Holotype: MZUSP 96497. Paratypes: FMNH, MPEG, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia sayona Peixoto & Waltz 2017 -- (Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia sayona Peixoto & Waltz 2017. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Bolivar, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

sirius, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.] & Ohara [W. M.] 2019:5, Figs. 1-8 [PLoS ONE v. 14 (no. 8): e0220287; ref. 36930] Rio Mutum, tributary of upper rio Juruena, rio Tapajós basin, Comodoro, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 13°05'08"S, 59°53'32"W. Holotype: MZUSP 121668. Paratypes: FMNH, MCP, MPEG, MZUSP. •Valid as Eigenmannia sirius Peixoto & Ohara 2019. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia sirius Peixoto & Ohara 2019. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: upper Juruena River drainage, Tapajós River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

trilineata, Eigenmannia López [R. B.] & Castello [H. P.] 1966:8, Fig. [Comunicaciones del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" e Instituto Nacional de Investigación de las Ciencias Naturales, Zoológia, Buenos Aires. v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 7973] Río de la Plata, near Nuñez, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, ca. 34°25'40.27"S, 58°28'21.2"W. Holotype: MACN 5470. Paratypes: MACN 5471 (9). Type catalog: Braga & Piacentino 1994:106 [ref. 23697], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia trilineata López & Castello 1966 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320], Britski et al. 1999:89 [ref. 24147], Miquelarena et al. 2002:79 [ref. 26517], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:65 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:144 [ref. 28130] dated 1996, Bertaco & Cardoso 2004:129 [ref. 28109], Menni 2004:85 [ref. 28131], Litz & Koerber 2014:28 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:188 [ref. 35004], Peixoto et al. 2015:405 [ref. 33968], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565], Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:82 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267], Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36506] as cf. trilineata, Dickens 2019:168 [ref. 37135] as cf. trilineata, Peixoto & Ohara 2019:26 [ref. 36930], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40506], Cardoso & Dutra 2023:17 [ref. 40651], Giora & Wingert 2023:34 [ref. 41026], Dutra et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia trilineata López & Castello 1966. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: La Plata and lower Paraná River basins (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

tumifrons, Sternopygus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1849:14 [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] South America. Holotype: ZMB 4084. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Questionably a synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320]). •Synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:28 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Habitat: freshwater.

vicentespelaea, Eigenmannia Triques [M. L.] 1996:3, Figs. 4-5 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 23 (no. 1/2); ref. 22216] Cave of São Vicente II, 13°35'00"S, 46°22'30"W, Rio São Vicente system, Rio Tocantins basin, at São Domingos, Goiás state, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 42605. Paratypes: MZUSP 47984 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques 1996 -- (Romero & Paulson 2001:29 [ref. 26040], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], Bichuette & Trajano 2006:101 [ref. 28819], Proudlove 2006:159 [ref. 28992], Peixoto et al. 2015:408 [ref. 33968], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:269 [ref. 34493] as viscentesplaea, Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:82 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia vicentespelaea Triques 1996. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: caves of São Vicente River drainage, Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

virescens, Sternachus Valenciennes [A.] 1836:Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] South America [probably the Río de La Plata]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. Name available from plate, description in Valenciennes 1847:11 [ref. 5010]. Pl. 13 was published in 1836. Original genus should have been Sternarchus. •Mention -- (Malabarba 1989:156 [ref. 14217]). •Valid as Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:33 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Mago-Leccia 1994:20 [ref. 21320], Planquette et al. 1996:386 [ref. 22818], Gómez & Chebez 1996:56 [ref. 23791], Castro & Casatti 1997:342 [ref. 23333], Galvis et al. 1997:101 [ref. 23651], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:423 [ref. 23853], Sverlij et al. 1998:39 [ref. 27632] as Eigenmania, Britski et al. 1999:89 [ref. 24147], Butí & Cancino 1999:70 [ref. 25277], Keith & Meunier 2000:401 [ref. 25160], Lasso et al. 2001:100 [ref. 25928], Britski 2001:21 [ref. 26046], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639], López et al. 2002:63 [ref. 26808], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:488 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:66 [ref. 27366], de Santana et al. 2004:2 [ref. 27412] as cf. virescens, Bertaco & Cardoso 2004:129 [ref. 28109], Menni 2004:85 [ref. 28131], Meunier et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31379], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:28 [ref. 33622], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:111, 188 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Peixoto et al. 2015:412 [ref. 33968], Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], Melo et al. 2016:374 [ref. 35317], Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565] as Eingenmannia and dated 1842, Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:263 [ref. 34493], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35633], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267], Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Waltz & Albert 2018:410 [ref. 35854], Brosse et al. 2019:134 [ref. 38320], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:24 [ref. 36930], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:42 [ref. 39235], Loureiro et al. 2023:84 [ref. 40506], Dutra et al. 2024:11 [ref. 41236]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes 1836). Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: lower Paraná and La Plata River basins (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay); ?Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

waiwai, Eigenmannia Peixoto [L. A. W.], Dutra [G. M.] & Wosiacki [W. B.] 2015:410, Figs. 23-24 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 175; ref. 33968] Rio Mapuera, Rio Trombetas basin, Pará, Brazil, 1°05′S, 57°02′W. Holotype: INPA 37594. Paratypes: INPA, MPEG, MZUSP. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Eigenmannia waiwai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015 -- (Peixoto & Wosiacki 2016:269 [ref. 34493], Melo et al. 2016:134 [ref. 34701], Campos-da-Paz & Queiroz 2017:75 [ref. 35026], Dutra et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35186], Ferraris et al. 2017:[32] [ref. 35236], Dutra et al. 2018:139 [ref. 35941], Peixoto & Ohara 2019:25 [ref. 36930]). Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia waiwai Peixoto, Dutra & Wosiacki 2015. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: Trombetas River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

zenuensis, Eigenmannia Herrera-Collazos [E. E.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Maldonado-Ocampo [J. A.] & Rincón-Sandoval [M.] 2020:Fig. 9 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1) e180085; ref. 37453] Montegrande creek, tributary San Jorge River, Lower Magdalena, Cauca, San Jorge basin, Sucre, Colombia, 8°42'26.96"N, 75°14'28.83"W. Holotype: CZUT-IC 11030. Paratypes: CZUT-IC, ICN-MHN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Eigenmannia zenuensis Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Current status: Valid as Eigenmannia zenuensis Herrera-Collazos, Galindo-Cuervo, Maldonado-Ocampo & Rincón-Sandoval 2020. Sternopygidae: Eigenmanniinae. Distribution: South America: lower Magdalena, Cauca and San Jorge River basins, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.


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