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Species in the genus Paracheirodon: [ 4 ] records

axelrodi, Cheirodon Schultz [L. P.] 1956:42, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 12224] Stream near Tomar, Rio Negro, near Porto Velho, Brazil. Holotype: USNM 164483. Paratypes: USNM 164484 (1). Type catalog and locality information: Vari & Howe 1991:14 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz 1956) -- (Fuller et al. 1999:186 [ref. 25838], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:152-153 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2010:510 [ref. 31006], Marshall et al. 2012:378 [ref. 31785], Ohara et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35144], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35633], Bittencourt et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37634], Sánchez-Bernal et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40514], Marinho 2024:247 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz 1956). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: upper Orinoco and Negro River basins (Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

cardinalis, Hyphessobrycon Myers [G. S.] & Weitzman [S. H.] 1956:1 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 12214] Stream near Tomar [Thomar], about 0°25'S, 63°55'S, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: CAS-SU 48710. Paratypes: (10) CAS-SU 48711 (now 5), 48712 (2, c&s). •Synonym of Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz 1956) -- (Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:153 [ref. 27061], Marinho 2024:247 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz 1956). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

innesi, Hyphessobrycon Myers [G. S.] 1936:97 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 49; ref. 13726] Likely near Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon. Holotype (unique): USNM 102109. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:27 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Hyphessobrycon innesi Myers 1936 -- (Schreitmüller 1936:501 [ref. 27793]). •Valid as Paracheirodon innesi (Myers 1936) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Fuller et al. 1999:186 [ref. 25838], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:153 [ref. 27061], Marshall et al. 2012:378 [ref. 31785], Marinho 2017:2 [ref. 35491], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35633], Bittencourt et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37634], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39298], Marinho 2024:247 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Paracheirodon innesi (Myers 1936). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Solimões River drainage (Brazil, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

simulans, Hyphessobrycon Géry [J.] 1963:15, Figs. 1-3 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 11 (no. 8) Apr.; ref. 4855] Rio Purus, Manaus, Brazil [corrected to River Jufaris, which empties into the Rio Negro just above Rio Branco]. Holotype: USNM 197510 [ex Géry coll. M.332.1]. Paratypes: Géry coll. M.332.2 (1), M.332.3 (1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707] with holotype as MHNG 2171.19, Vari & Howe 1991:27 [ref. 19022] with locality information. •Valid as Paracheirodon simulans (Géry 1963) -- (Malabarba & Weitzman 1999:413 [ref. 24417], Fuller et al. 1999:186 [ref. 25838], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:153 [ref. 27061], Marshall et al. 2012:378 [ref. 31785], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35633], Bittencourt et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37634], Marinho 2024:247 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Paracheirodon simulans (Géry 1963). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: upper Negro and upper Orinoco River basins, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.