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Species in the genus Pseudocurimata: [ 10 ] records


aureus, Curimatus Pellegrin [J.] 1909:342 [1] [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 7)[1908]; ref. 3423] Río Guayas, Ecuador. Lectotype: MNHN A-9774. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1988-0798 [ex MNHN A-9774] (2). On p. 1 of separate. Lectotype selected by Vari 1989:20 [ref. 13475]. •Valid as Curimata aureus Pellegrin 1909 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:31 [ref. 37559]). •Synonym of Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860) -- (Vari 1989:18 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

boehlkei, Pseudocurimata Vari [R. P.] 1989:21, Figs. 14-17 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 490; ref. 13475] Esteros La Bocana del Cupa, 100 meters below Puerto Cupa, Río Esmeraldas basin, Ecuador, about 0°26'N, 79°26'W. Holotype: USNM 287745. Paratypes: USNM 291690 [? also 298245] (6, 1 c&s), MEPN 4289 [ex USNM 291690] (3). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:35 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Pseudocurimata boehlkei Vari 1989 -- (Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:84 [ref. 34894], Escobar Camacho et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40892]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata boehlkei Vari 1989. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Esmeraldas and Santiago River basins (Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907:3 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1556); ref. 1266] Río Vinces, Ecuador. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.11.40.50 (larger specimen). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1898.11.40.51 (1), MZUT 1538 (3). Replacement name for Curimatus guentheri Boulenger 1898, preoccupied by Curimatus guentheri Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. •Valid as Curimatorbis boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:32 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907) -- (Vari 1989:17 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:86 [ref. 34894], Dillman & Vari 2024:326 [ref. 40817]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: rivers draining into northern Gulf of Guayaquil (Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Curimatus Pellegrin [J.] 1909:343 [2] (footnote) [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 7)[1908]; ref. 3423] On p. 2 of separate. Replacement name for Curimatus guentheri Boulenger 1898, preoccupied by Curimatus guentheri Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889; replaced earlier with same name by Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907; name cannot be used. •Synonym of Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907) -- (Vari 1989:17 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:326 [ref. 40817]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevipes, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Ogle [F.] 1907:3, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1556); ref. 1266] Peru? (locality uncertain, probably Pacific coast drainages). Holotype (unique): USNM 35333. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Curimata brevipes Eigenmann & Ogle 1907 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860) -- (Vari 1989:18 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Curimatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:4 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino v. 13 (no. 329); ref. 14677] Río Vinces, Ecuador. Lectotype: BMNH 1898.11.40.50 (larger specimen). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1898.11.40.51 (1), MZUT 1538 (3). Objectively invalid, preoccupied by Curimatus guentheri Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889, replaced by Curimatus boulengeri Eigenmann 1907 (also Curimatus guentheri Pellegrin 1908). Lectotype selected by Vari 1989:18 [ref. 13475], as 1898.11.42.50 in ref. 27061. •Synonym of Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907) -- (Vari 1989:17 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:326 [ref. 40817]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pseudocurimata boulengeri (Eigenmann 1907). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lineopunctatus, Curimatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:213 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 7 (no. 38); ref. 14777] Río Tamana at Novita, Chocó Dept., southwestern Colombia, elevation 150-200 feet. Lectotype: BMNH 1910.7.11.159. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1910.7.11.160-162 (3). Lectotype selected by Vari 1989:14 [ref. 13475]. •Valid as Curimatorbis lineopunctatus (Boulenger 1911) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:32 [ref. 37559] as lineapunctatus). •Valid as Pseudocurimata lineopunctata (Boulenger 1911) -- (Vari 1989:11 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:88 [ref. 34894], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata lineopunctata (Boulenger 1911). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Pacific slope and Caribbean slope rivers (Colombia and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

patiae, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann, Henn & Wilson 1914:12 [Indiana University Studies No. 19; ref. 1259] Río Telembi, Barbacoas, Lower Río Patia system, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56554 [ex CM 5368]. Paratypes: (15) CAS 60622 [ex IU 13055] (8), FMNH 56555 (3). Type catalog: Henn 1928:54 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Curimata patiae (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Pseudocurimata patiae (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Vari 1989:11 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata patiae (Eigenmann 1914). Curimatidae. Distribution: Patia River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

peruanus, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:104, Pl. 18 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Río Chira at Sullana, Peru. Holotype: CAS 41722 [ex IU 15162]. Paratypes: CAS 41723 [ex IU 15162] (1), FMNH 58673 [ex CM 7684] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Curimata peruana Eigenmann 1922 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Pseudocurimata peruana (Eigenmann 1922) -- (Vari 1989:15 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:90 [ref. 34894]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata peruana (Eigenmann 1922). Curimatidae. Distribution: Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

troschelii, Anodus Günther [A.] 1860:418 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 3) (art. 7); ref. 18210] Western Andes of Ecuador. Lectotype: BMNH 1860.6.16.173. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1860.6.16.174-178 (5), 1860.6.16.199-200 (2). Lectotype selected by Vari 1989:20 [ref. 13475]. •Valid as Curimatorbis troschelii (Günther 1860) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:32 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860) -- (Vari 1989:18 [ref. 13475], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:59 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:92 [ref. 34894], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:121 [ref. 40816], Valenzuela et al. 2023:94 [ref. 40815]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocurimata troschelii (Günther 1860). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Pacific slope (Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.


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