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Species in the genus Erythrinus: [ 5 ] records

brevicauda, Erythrinus Günther [A.] 1864:285 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] No locality. Syntypes: BMNH 1863.11.15.92-93 (2). •Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:14 [ref. 35117], Vera-Alcaraz et al. 2017:2 [ref. 35082], Koerber et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35267], Mattox et al. 2024:356 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Erythrinidae. Habitat: freshwater.

erythrinus, Synodus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:397 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Suriname and Europe. No types known. Other material: BMNH uncat. (skin), BMNH 1853.11.12.59 (1, skin). Type information: Wheeler 1989:208, Fig. 1B [ref. 21873] with BMNH 1853.11.12.59 as holotype. •Valid as Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:10 [ref. 9708], Planquette et al. 1996:170 [ref. 22818], Torelli et al. 1997:70 [ref. 24612], Britski et al. 1999:84 [ref. 24147], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:35 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131], Phillip et al. 2013:14 [ref. 32896], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:14 [ref. 35117], Vera-Alcaraz et al. 2017:2 [ref. 35082], Koerber et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35633], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684], Brosse et al. 2019:134 [ref. 38320], dos Reis et al. 2020:462 [ref. 38364], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:24 [ref. 41297], Mattox et al. 2024:356 [ref. 40817], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:41 [ref. 41258], Conde-Saldaña et al. 2025:7 [ref. 42031]). Current status: Valid as Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Erythrinidae. Distribution: South America: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

kessleri, Erythrinus Steindachner [F.] 1877:596 [38] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Bahia, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) MCZ 21480 (4), 21495 (2); NMW 68545 (3); USNM 120407 [ex MCZ 21480] (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:21 [ref. 19022]. On p. 38 of separate. •Synonym of Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Taphorn 1992:443 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner 1877 -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061] dated 1877, Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809]). •Species inquirenda [syntypes belong to Hoplerythrinus] -- (Mattox et al. 2024:357 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Uncertain as Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner 1877. Erythrinidae. Distribution: South America: Bahia State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Erythrinus Günther [A.] 1864:285 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Essequibo River, Guyana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.1.21.81. •Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:14 [ref. 35117], Vera-Alcaraz et al. 2017:2 [ref. 35082], Koerber et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35267], Mattox et al. 2024:356 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Erythrinidae. Habitat: freshwater.

salmoneus, Erythrinus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:170 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Suriname. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.11.12.59 [dry skin, right side]. •Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:238 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:14 [ref. 35117], Vera-Alcaraz et al. 2017:2 [ref. 35082], Koerber et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35267], Mattox et al. 2024:356 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Erythrinidae. Habitat: freshwater.