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Species in the genus Hypomasticus: [ 20 ] records

affinis, Leporinus Steindachner [F.] 1875:228 [18], Pl. 3 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (no. 3); ref. 18773] Rio Arassuahy, tributary of Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 68405. On p. 18 of separate. Clearly labeled as a new species. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leporinus affinis Günther 1864. •Synonym of Leporinus steindachneri Eigenmann 1907 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Hypomasticus steindachneri (Eigenmann 1907). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hypomasticus steindachneri (Eigenmann 1907). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

arcus, Leporinus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:300, Pl. 42 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Tukeit, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53366 [ex CM 1832]. Paratypes: CAS 18544 [ex IU 12122] (1); FMNH 53795 [ex CM 2296] (1). Additional original material: BMNH 1912.1.31.3 (1); CAS 61865-67 [ex IU 12119-21] (1, 1, 1); FMNH 53363-65 (1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:57 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:51 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Leporinus arcus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento 2016:527 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35679], Birindelli et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36868], Taphorn et al. 2022:11 [ref. 41297]). •Valid as Hypomasticus arcus (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus arcus (Eigenmann 1912). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

badueli, Leporinus Puyo [J.] 1948:81 [4], Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse v. 83 (nos 1-2); ref. 13029] Creek near the "mountain" at Baduel and creek on the left bank of the Mana River, French Guiana. Syntypes: (2) lost. On p. 4 of separate. •Valid as Leporinus badueli Puyo 1948 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Leporinus granti Eigenmann 1912 -- (Géry et al. 1991:9 [ref. 21021], Britski & Birindelli 2013:30 [ref. 32699]). •Synonym of Hypomasticus granti (Eigenmann 1912). Current status: Synonym of Hypomasticus granti (Eigenmann 1912). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

copelandii, Leporinus Steindachner [F.] 1875:236 [26], Pl. 5 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (no. 3); ref. 18773] Rio Parahyba and tributaries at Mendez; Juiz de Fora; River Doce; River São Matheos; Rio Jequitinhonha; Rio Quenda at Santa Cruz. Syntypes: (many) MCZ 19773 (1), 19775 (1), 20359 (1), 20408-410 (3, 1, 4), 20420 (3), 20460 (1), 20490-91 (9, 1); MNHN 1913-0134 [ex NMW] (1); NMW 68379-87 (2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3), 68391-94 (2, 1, 1, 3), 69592 (2); ZMUC 969 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:33 [ref. 19577], Nielsen 1974:47 [ref. 9588]. On p. 26 of separate. Spelled copelandii in main heading and as copelandi on p. 237 and twice on p. 245. •Valid as Leporinus copelandii Steindachner 1875 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:74 [ref. 27061], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496], Silva et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37809]). •Valid as Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner 1875) -- (Birindelli et al. 2020:423 [ref. 37635], Mendes et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 38952], Ceríaco et al. 2023:26 [ref. 40710], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner 1875). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages, Paraíba do Sul to Mucuri River basins (eastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

despaxi, Leporinus Puyo [J.] 1943:141 [1], Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse v. 78 (no. 3); ref. 13072] Creek at left bank of upper Marouni River, French Guiana. Syntypes: (2, lost). On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Leporinus despaxi Puyo 1943 -- (Géry et al. 1991:18 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:146 [ref. 22818], Britski 1997:29 [ref. 24113], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27061], Britski et al. 2012:458 [ref. 32317]). •Valid as Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo 1943) -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Birindelli et al. 2013:460 [ref. 32924], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus despaxi (Puyo 1943). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of French Guiana to northern Brazil (Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

gomesi, Leporinus Garavello [J. C.] & Santos [G. M. dos] 1981:188 [Anais do III Encontro de Zoologia do Nordeste. v. 13 (no. 12); ref. 19202] Rio Aripuana above the Cachoeira de Dardanelos, Humboldt, Aripuana, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 14436. Paratypes: MZUSP: 14437-41 (1, 15, 6, 12, 5). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:473-474 [ref. 23140]. Dates to 1981 as above with a brief diagnosis. Also appeared Garavello 1990:165, figs. 2 and 4 [ref. 14314]. Types from ref. 14314 assumed to apply to ref. 19202. •Valid as Leporinus gomesi Garavello & Santos 1981 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27061] with author Garavello 1990, Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699]). •Valid as Hypomasticus gomesi (Garavello & Santos 1981) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus gomesi (Garavello & Santos 1981). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Aripuanã River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

gomesi, Leporinus Garavello [J. C.] & Santos [G. M. dos] in Garavello 1990:165, Figs. 2, 4 [Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 12 (no. 11); ref. 14314] Rio Aripuana above the Cachoeira de Dardanelos, Humboldt, Aripuana, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 14436. Paratypes: MZUSP: 14437-41 (1, 15, 6, 12, 5). Appeared first with a short description in Garavello & Santos 1981 [ref. 19202] in an abstract of a meeting, accepted as published. •Synonym and homonym of Leporinus gomesi Garavello & Santos 1981. •Synonym of Hypomasticus gomesi (Garavello & Santos 1981) 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Hypomasticus gomesi (Garavello & Santos 1981). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

granti, Leporinus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:307, Pl. 43 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Maripicru Creek, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53383 [ex CM 1851]. Paratypes: (7) CAS 61649 [ex IU 12129] (3); FMNH 7323 (1), 53383 (1); MCZ 29929 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:57 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:51 [ref. 12367]. BMNH 1911.10.31.465 (1) is not this species (see Britski & Birindella 2013:30 [ref. 32699]). •Valid as Leporinus granti Eigenmann 1912 -- (Garavello 1990:167 [ref. 14314], Santos & Jégu 1990:170 [ref. 20180], Géry et al. 1991:9 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:154 [ref. 22818], Santos & Jégu 1996:166 [ref. 23717], Britski 1997:37 [ref. 24113], Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27061], Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745] as cf. granti, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:40 [ref. 35633], Brosse et al. 2019:136 [ref. 38320], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Taphorn et al. 2022:11 [ref. 41297]). •Valid as Hypomasticus granti (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus granti (Eigenmann 1912). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin to French Guiana (Ecuador?, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

lebaili, Leporinus Géry [J.] & Planquette [P.] 1983:66, Figs. 1, 2, 5a [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 8340] Midstream of Maroni River at Laissé-Dédé Falls, French Guiana. Holotype: MHNG 2152.48. Paratypes: Lab. Hydrobiol. INRA (Guiana) (1), MHNG 215249-50 (1, 1), MHNG uncat. (2), MNHN 1984-0353 (2), RMNH 80 (6), RMNH uncat. (1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Leporinus lebaili Géry & Planquette 1983 -- (Planquette et al. 1996:152 [ref. 22818], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061], Sidlauskas & Mol 2011:[7] [ref. 31287], Birindelli et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36868]). •Valid as Hypomasticus lebaili (Géry & Planquette 1983) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus lebaili (Géry & Planquette 1983). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Maroni River basin, French Guiana and Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.

lineomaculatus, Hypomasticus Birindelli [J. L. O.], Peixoto [L. A. W.], Wosiacki [W. B.] & Britski [H. A.] 2013:464, Figs. 1, 3, 4 [Copeia 2013 (no. 3); ref. 32924] Pará, Almeirim, creek tributary of Rio Paru, 0°51'13.8"N, 53°57'05.8"W, Brazil. Holotype: MPEG 15573. Paratypes: many at ANSP, LPB, MPEG, MZUSP. •Valid as Hypomasticus lineomaculatus Birindelli, Peixoto, Wosiacki & Britski 2013. Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus lineomaculatus Birindelli, Peixoto, Wosiacki & Britski 2013. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Rio Paru drainage, Pará, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

megalepis, Leporinus Günther [A.] 1863:443 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 72); ref. 1973] Essequibo River, Guyana. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.21.45. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.43-44 (2). Lectotype selected by Géry et al. 1988:709 [ref. 27759]. One species in BMNH 1864.1.21.44 is not this species (granti) and the other is friderici. •Synonym of Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Leporinus megalepis Günther 1863 -- (Géry et al. 1988:704 [ref. 27759], Santos & Jégu 1996:166 [ref. 23717], Garavello 2000:199 [ref. 24492], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther 1863) -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699], Birindelli et al. 2013:464 [ref. 32924], Birindelli et al. 2016:113 [ref. 34843], Taphorn et al. 2022:11 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus megalepis (Günther 1863). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

melanostictus, Leporinus Norman [J. R.] 1926:94 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 103); ref. 15602] Approuague River and Oyapock River, French Guiana. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1926.3.2.566-567 (2), 1926.3.2.568-569 (2). •Valid as Leporinus melanostictus Norman 1926 -- (Géry et al. 1991:9 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:150 [ref. 22818], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35679]). •Valid as Hypomasticus melanostictus (Norman 1926) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus melanostictus (Norman 1926). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Approuague and Oyapock River basins, Brazil and French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.

mormyrops, Leporinus Steindachner [F.] 1875:240 [30], Pl. 6 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (no. 3); ref. 18773] Río Parahyba and Río Piabanha, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) MCZ 20366 (5), 20369 (1); ?MNHN 1913-0132 and 0133 [ex NMW] (2) Río Doce; NMW 68350-54 (3, 1, 2, 2, 1); USNM 120420 [ex MCZ 20366] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:33 [ref. 19577], Vari & Howe 1991:29 [ref. 19022]. On p. 30 of separate. •Valid as Leporinus mormyrops Steindachner 1875 -- (Johannes 1999:16 [ref. 24121], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner 1875) -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Birindelli et al. 2013:464 [ref. 32924], Birindelli et al. 2020:423 [ref. 37635], Silva et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37809], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus mormyrops (Steindachner 1875). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages, Paraíba do Sul to Mucuri River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

nijsseni, Leporinus Garavello [J. C.] 1990:163, Fig. 1 [Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 12 (no. 11); ref. 14314] About 27 kilometers south of Village Dam, Sara Creek, Brokopondo District, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 107562. Paratypes: ZMA 105213 (17), 105597 (6), 105617 (3), 105770 (50), 107025 (3), 107033 (9), 107044 (2), 107616 (16); MNHG uncat. [ex ZMA 105770] (5); MZUSP 14442 [ex ZMA 107033] (2). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:475 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Leporinus nijsseni Garavello 1990 -- (Géry et al. 1991:11 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:156 [ref. 22818], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:77 [ref. 27061], Britski & Birindelli 2013:25 [ref. 32699], Melo et al. 2016:132 [ref. 34701], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507]). •Valid as Hypomasticus nijsseni (Garavello 1990) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus nijsseni (Garavello 1990). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Saramacca creek and Suriname River drainage (Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

santanai, Hypomasticus Birindelli [J. L. O.] & Melo [B. F.] in Birindelli, Melo, Ribeiro-Silva, Diniz & Oliveira 2020:417, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia v. 108 (no. 2); ref. 37635] Rio Gongogi, tributary of Rio de Contas, approximately 2 km above city of Dario Meira, Bahia, Brazil, 14°27'44.2"S, 39°55'01.4"W. Holotype: MZUEL 18604. Paratypes: LBP, MZUEL. •Valid as Hypomasticus santanai Birindelli & Melo 2020 -- (Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus santanai Birindelli & Melo 2020. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South Ameri9ca: Rio de Contas basin, Bahia (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

santosi, Leporinus Britski [H. A.] & Birindelli [J. L. O.] 2013:26, Figs. 1-2 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 32699] Parauapebas, igarapé de Pojuca, tributary of rio Itacaiúnas, at Caldeirão, approximately 5°52'S, 50°32'W, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 110000. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, MZUSP. •Valid as Hypomasticus santosi (Britski & Birindelli 2013) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus santosi (Britski & Birindelli 2013). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: lower Tocantins River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Leporinus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907:9 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1556); ref. 1266] Rio Arassuahy, tributary of Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 68405. Replacement name for Leporinus affinis Steindachner 1875, preoccupied by Leporinus affinis Günther 1864. •Valid as Leporinus steindachneri Eigenmann 1907 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27061], Silva et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37809]). •Valid as Hypomasticus steindachneri (Eigenmann 1907) -- (Birindelli et al. 2020:423 [ref. 37635], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41258]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus steindachneri (Eigenmann 1907). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Jequitinhonha River basin and some southern drainages (Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

tepui, Leporinus Birindelli [J. L. O.], Britski [H. A.] & Provenzano [F.] 2019:2, Fig. 1 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 17 (no. 2): e190022; ref. 36868] Chimantá-tepuí, río Orinoco basin, Bolivár, Venezuela, about. 5°18'N, 62°10'W. Holotype: FMNH 45711. Paratypes: FMNH, MBUCV, MZUEL, MZUSP, •Valid as Hypomasticus tepui (Birindelli, Britski & Provenzano 2019) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus tepui (Birindelli, Britski & Provenzano 2019). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, highlands of the Guyana Shield, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

thayeri, Leporinus Borodin [N. A.] 1929:273, Pl. 2 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 50 (no. 3); ref. 527] Rio Parahyba, Brazil. Holotype: MCZ 20364. Paratypes: MCZ 94492 [ex MCZ 20364a] (1), 20367 (5), 20414 (1). •Synonym of Leporinus mormyrops Steindachner 1875 -- (Johannes 1999:16 [ref. 24121]). •Valid as Leporinus thayeri Borodin 1929 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Hypomasticus thayeri (Borodin 1929) -- (Sidlauskas & Vari 2008:74 [ref. 29786], Birindelli et al. 2013:464 [ref. 32924], Birindelli et al. 2020:423 [ref. 37635], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:35 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus thayeri (Borodin 1929). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages in Paraíba do Sul to Mucuri River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

torrenticola, Leporinus Birindelli [J. L. O.], Teixeira [T. F.] & Britski [H. A.] 2016:106, Figs. 5-8 [Zootaxa 4178 (no. 1); ref. 34843] Pará, Altamira, Xingu basin, rio Curuá, tributary of rio Iriri, at Castelo dos Sonhos, Brazil, 8°19'06"S 55°05'24"W. Holotype: MNRJ 34071. Paratypes: ANSP, MNRJ, MZUEL, MZUSP. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Hypomasticus torrenticola (Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski 2016) -- (Sidlauskas et al. 2025:20 [ref. 41973]). Current status: Valid as Hypomasticus torrenticola (Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski 2016). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Xingu River basin, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.