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Species in the genus Galeocharax: [ 5 ] records

goeldii, Charax Fowler [H. W.] 1913:568, Fig. 22 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65; ref. 1389] Río Madeira tributary, near Porto Velho, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39308. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:47 [ref. 13621]. •Possibly valid as Cynopotamus goeldii (Fowler 1913). •Synonym of Galeocharax gulo (Cope 1870) -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Galeocharax goeldii (Fowler 1913) -- (Menezes 2007:21 [ref. 29171], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Giovannetti et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35215]). Current status: Valid as Galeocharax goeldii (Fowler 1913). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Madre de Dios, Beni, Mamoré and Guaporé River drainages, Madeira River basin, Brazil and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

gulo, Cynopotamus Cope [E. D.] 1870:565 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, Peru. Syntypes: ANSP 8053 (Böhlke holotype), ANSP 8054-55 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:47 [ref. 13621] as holotype and paratypes. •Valid as Galeocharax gulo (Cope 1870) -- (Menezes 1976:43 [ref. 7073], Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], see Taphorn 1992:185 [ref. 23654], Planquette et al. 1996:220 [ref. 22818], Menezes 2007:22 [ref. 29171], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Giovannetti et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35215], Koerber et al. 2017:28 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35773], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:5 [ref. 39606], dos Reis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 38364], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:18 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:20 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:14 [ref. 41297], Brandão et al. 2023:107 [ref. 40464], Silva-Sene et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41784], Kampfert et al. 2025:281 [ref. 42023]). Current status: Valid as Galeocharax gulo (Cope 1870). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

humeralis, Hydrocyon Valenciennes [A.] 1834:Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Buenos Aires, Argentina [market at Buenos Aires, probably from the río de La Plata basin]. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9848. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:24 [ref. 19577]. Name available from plate, description in Valenciennes 1847:9 [ref. 5010]. Pl. 11 was published in 1834. •Valid as Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes 1834) -- (Menezes 1976:30 [ref. 7073], Taphorn 1992:185 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:7 [ref. 27878], Gómez & Chebez 1996:48 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:15 [ref. 27632] dated 1837, Britski et al. 1999:52 [ref. 24147], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:18 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131], Menezes 2007:21 [ref. 29171], Mirande 2010:495 [ref. 31006], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:413 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35565] dated 1837, Giovannetti et al. 2017:[25] [ref. 35215], Koerber et al. 2017:28 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes 1834). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Paraguai, Rio Uruguai and lower rio Paraná basins (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

knerii, Anacyrtus (Cynopotamus) Steindachner [F.] 1879:65 [49] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 39; ref. 4227] Cuiabá, Río Paraguay, Irisanga, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 62660 (2). Species not included in earlier abstract [ref. 20476]. On p. 49 of separate. •Valid as Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner 1879) -- (Menezes 1976:45 [ref. 7073], Taphorn 1992:176 [ref. 23654] as kneri, Gómez & Chebez 1996:48 [ref. 23791] as kneri, Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061] with a holotype, López et al. 2003:18 [ref. 27366] as kneri, Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131] as kneri, Menezes 2007:21 [ref. 29171], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594]). •Synonym of Galeocharax gulo (Cope 1870) -- (Giovannetti et al. 2017:[13] [ref. 35215], Koerber et al. 2017:28 [ref. 35267]). •Possibly valid as Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner 1879) -- (Souza et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39145]). Current status: Synonym of Galeocharax gulo (Cope 1870). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay River basin (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

sachicanga, Salmo Kner [R.] (ex Natterer) 1860:51 [43] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 43 of separate. Not available, name mentioned in passing under Cynopotamus humeralis Valenciennes; from Cuiabá, Rio Paraguay, and Irisanga, Brazil. •Species inquirenda in Characidae -- (Reis et al. 2003:159 [ref. 27061]). •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:446 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Galeocharax. Characidae: Characinae.