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Species in the genus Laemolyta: [ 12 ] records

fasciata, Laemolyta Pearson [N. E.] 1924:29, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64); ref. 3396] Lagoons, Lake Rogoagua, Amazon system, Bolivia. Syntypes: (2) CAS 61846 [ex IU 17355] (1). •Valid as Laemolyta fasciata Pearson 1924 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:37, 183 [ref. 35004]). •Species inquirenda in Anostomidae -- (Birindelli 2024:61 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Uncertain as Laemolyta fasciata Pearson 1924. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

fernandezi, Laemolyta Myers [G. S.] 1950:197 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 3124] Upper Río Orinoco River, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 16126. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:25 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Laemolyta fernandezi Myers 1950 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:31 [ref. 28621], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta fernandezi Myers 1950. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin: Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

garmani, Anostomus (Schizodontopsis) Borodin [N. A.] 1931:47, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 72 (no. 2); ref. 16261] Lake Saracá at Silves, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MCZ 19371[or 19370]. Paratypes: MCZ 19346 (14), 19366 (7, now 5), 32099 (2), 94491 [ex MCZ 19370] (1); USNM 120397 [ex MCZ 19366] (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. For information on types see Petry et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:34 [ref. 28621], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:15 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

macra, Laemolyta garmani Géry [J.] 1974:153, Fig. 2 [Vie et Milieu, Série C, Biologie Terrestre v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 33] Vicinity of Concordia, Río Nucuray, tributary of Río Marañón, Peru. Holotype: MHNG 2197.38 [ex Géry coll. 0642]. Paratypes: (6) MNHN 1982-0553 (1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Laemolyta macra Géry 1974 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Possible synonym of Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:34 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

nitens, Anostomus varius var. Garman [S.] 1890:20 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Iça, Amazon River, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 19367 (now 8); USNM 120242 [ex MCZ 19367] (3). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. Appeared as Anostomus nitens, A. varius, var. n."; herein regarded as a subspecies description; Garman also described A. varius on the preceeding page. For remarks on types see Petry et al. 2007:79 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta nitens (Garman 1890) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

orinocensis, Anostomus Steindachner [F.] 1879:150 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 15) (for 19 June 1879); ref. 20478] Bolivar, Venezuela. Lectotype: NMW 62595. Paralectotypes (several) NMW 62595 (now 1), 62820 (2). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:154 [p. 6 in separate], Pl. 2 (figs. 7-7a) [ref. 18782]. ectotype designated by Mautari & Menezes 2006:36 [ref. 28621]. •Valid as Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:36 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta orinocensis (Steindachner 1879). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

pearsoni, Anostomus Ahl [E.] 1937:136 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1937 (nos 1-3); ref. 15264] Lagoons, Lake Rogoagua, Amazon system, Bolivia. Syntypes: (2) CAS 61846 [ex IU 17355] (1). Replacement name for Laemolyta fasciata Pearson 1924, secondarily preoccupied by Anostomus fasciatus (Spix and Agassiz 1829) when both are in Anostomus. •Synonym of Laemolyta fasciata Pearson 1924 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27061]). •Species inquirenda in Anostomidae -- (Birindelli 2024:61 [ref. 40817]). Replacement Name. Current status: Uncertain as Laemolyta fasciata Pearson 1924. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

petiti, Laemolyta Géry [J.] 1964:464, Pl. 4b [Vie et Milieu Suppl. No. 17; ref. 1583] Ilha do Bananal, upper River Araguaia, Brazil. Holotype: MHNG 2229.01 [ex Géry coll. M195,1]. Type catalog: Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Anostomoides petiti (Géry 1964) -- (Santos & Jégu 1990:166 [ref. 20180]). •Valid as Laemolyta petiti Géry 1964 -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta fernandezi Myers 1950 -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:31 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta fernandezi Myers 1950. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.

proximus, Anostomus Garman [S.] 1890:19 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Villa Bella and Ueranduba, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 19331. Paralectotypes: MCZ 19339 (1), 19379 (4). Lectotype selected by Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]. For information on types see Petry et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:37, 183 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:49 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:15 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:11 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Peru). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniatus, Schizodon Kner [R.] 1858:78 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 30 (no. 13); ref. 13404] Rio Guaporé, Manaus, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 56988 (2), ?58851 (1, dry), 62875 (1), 81379 (2). Appeared in more detail in Kner 1859:159, Pl. 5 (fig. 10) [ref. 2631]. •Valid as Laemolyta taeniata (Kner 1858) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:12 [ref. 9708], Santos & Jégu 1990:167 [ref. 20180], Santos & Jégu 1996:161 [ref. 23717], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061] dated 1859, Mautari & Menezes 2006:41 [ref. 28621] Sarmiento et al. 2014:37, 183 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774], Silvano et al. 2020:52 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta taeniata (Kner 1858). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

ucalayensis, Anostomus Kochetov [A. M.] 1989:95 [ ref. 34351] •Possibly a synonym of Laemolyta garmani (Borodin 1931). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain. Anostomidae: Leporininae.

varius, Anostomus Garman [S.] 1890:19 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Gurupa; Jose Fernandez; Lake Hyanuary; Manaos [Manaus]; Obydos; Porto de Moz; and Rio Negro, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 809 (1), 19335 (orig. 8, now 6), 19340-41 (3, 1), 19348 (orig. 3, now 2), 19378 (orig. 7, now 5), 19532 (1); USNM 120398 [ex MCZ 19378] (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. For information on types see Petry et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta varia (Garman 1890) -- (Santos & Jégu 1996:161 [ref. 23717], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae: Leporininae. Habitat: freshwater.