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Species in the genus Elachocharax: [ 5 ] records

georgiae, Elachocharax Géry [J.] 1965:204, Pl. 18 (fig. 18); Figs. 8-9 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 46 (no. 3); ref. 1586] Igarapé Préto, along Upper Amazon, near Belem, about 60 kilometers below Leticia, Brazil. Holotype: SMF 7215. Paratypes: Géry coll. 0183 (3), SMF 7216-19 (4). Apparently not treated by Buckup in Reis et al. 2003 [ref. 27061]. •Synonym of Elachocharax pulcher Myers 1927 -- (Buckup 1993:101 [ref. 20831]). Current status: Synonym of Elachocharax pulcher Myers 1927. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.

geryi, Elachocharax Weitzman [S. H.] & Kanazawa [R. H.] 1978:173, Figs. 9-14 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 91 (no. 1); ref. 8863] Lago Paricatuba, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil, 3°07'S, 60°30'W. Holotype: MZUSP 13249. Paratypes: ANSP 138029 (1), MZUSP 13253-54 (2), USNM 216558 (2). Non-type specimens: FMNH 83830 (1), USNM 216288 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:47 [ref. 13621], Vari & Howe 1991:20 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:465 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Elachocharax geryi Weitzman & Kanazawa 1978 -- (Buckup 1993:146 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:330 [ref. 26741], Géry & Römer 1997:70 [ref. 23712], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35633], Taphorn et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax geryi Weitzman & Kanazawa 1978. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: upper Orinoco and Negro River basins (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

junki, Geisleria Géry [J.] 1971:154, Fig. 2 [Vie et Milieu, Série C, Biologie Terrestre v. 22 (fasc. 1); ref. 1593] Rio Novo, Madeira basin, Territorio Guaporé, Brazil, 8°46'S, 63°30'W. Holotype (unique): MHNG 2229.07 [ex Géry coll. 0624]. Type catalog: Weber 1998:7 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Elachocharax junki (Géry 1971) -- (Taphorn 1992:392 [ref. 23654] as cf junki, Buckup 1993:146 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:330 [ref. 26741], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27061], Taphorn et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax junki (Géry 1971). Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: Madeira and Negro River basins (Brazil and Guyana). Habitat: freshwater.

mitopterus, Elachocharax Weitzman [S. H.] 1986:740, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 99 (no. 4); ref. 5983] Caño Chola, Río Negro, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela, about 1°58'N, 67°00'W. Holotype: MBUCV-V-15270. Paratypes: MBUCV-V-15271 (1); MZUSP 29871 (3); USNM 270147 (2), 274100 (2), 274101 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:20 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:466 [ref. 23140], Provenzano et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman 1986 -- (Buckup 1993:147 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:330 [ref. 26741], Géry & Römer 1997:70 [ref. 23712], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman 1986. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: Negro and Casiquiare River basins: Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

pulcher, Elachocharax Myers [G. S.] 1927:115 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Caño de Quiribana, near Caicara, Venezuela. Holotype: CAS 44250 [ex IU 17676]. Paratypes: CAS-SU 18067 [ex IU 17677] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:24 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Elachocharax pulcher Myers 1927 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:395 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:147 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:327 [ref. 26741], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:25 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax pulcher Myers 1927. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and upper Orinoco River basins (Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.