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Species in the genus Pseudophallus: [ 5 ] records

brasiliensis, Pseudophallus Dawson [C. E.] 1974:406, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 87 (no. 36); ref. 7497] Rio Tocantins, Igarapé Inó, Faro de Panaquera, Pará, Brazil, 1°52'S, 49°10'W. Holotype: MZUSP 10278. Paratypes: GCRL 12755 (2); MZUSP 10279 (2), 10280 (1), 10627 (1); USNM 212058 (1). •Synonym of Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand 1923) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Pseudophallus brasiliensis Dawson 1974 -- (Menezes & Moura in Menezes et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27192], Kuiter 2009:242 [ref. 30404], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Vieira et al. 2020:2 [ref. 37513], Dallevo-Gomes et al. 2020:86 [ref. 37836], Carvalho-Filho et al. in Marceniuk et al. 2021:415 [ref. 38945], Koerber et al. 2022:65 [ref. 39235], Carvalho-Filho 2023:103 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus brasiliensis Dawson 1974. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Venezuela south to Santa Catarina (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

elcapitanense, Siphostoma Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] in Meek 1914:119 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 10); ref. 2961] Rio Mamoni, at El Capitan, Panama. Lectotype: USNM 81735. Paralectotypes: FMNH 8291-92 (1, 1, ex USNM 79690); USNM 79690 (1), 108645 (1, ex 81735). Other material: FMNH 7901 (1), 7916 (1); USNM 79687 (1), 79689 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:80 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype selected by Meek & Hildebrand 1923:260 [ref. 2963]. •Valid as Pseudophallus elcapitanensis (Meek & Hildebrand 1914) -- (Dawson 1982:53 [ref. 6764], Dawson 1985:161 [ref. 6541], Bussing 1987:163 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:253 [ref. 24179], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Kuiter 2009:241 [ref. 30404], Angulo et al. 2013:998 [ref. 33194], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Angulo et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37425], Dallevo-Gomes et al. 2020:91 [ref. 37836], Angulo et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus elcapitanensis (Meek & Hildebrand 1914). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Central America: freshwater coastal drainages of the Pacific slope (Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). Habitat: freshwater.

galadrielae, Pseudophallus Dallevo-Gomes [C. I. A.], Mattox [G. M. T.] & Toledo-Piza [M.] 2020:94, Figs. 2E, 3E [Zootaxa 4859 (no. 1); ref. 37836] Lago Izabal, Izabal, Guatemala, 15°24'N, 89°10'W. Holotype: FMNH 126156. Paratypes: FMNH 144982 (6). Fig. 2A also erroneously shows the holotype of galadrielae. •Valid as Pseudophallus galadrielae Dallevo-Gomes, Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2020 -- (Barrientos et al. 2023:272 [ref. 41235]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus galadrielae Dallevo-Gomes, Mattox & Toledo-Piza 2020. Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Central America: Lago Izabal and tributaries, Atlantic drainage (Guatemala) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

mindii, Syngnathus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:261, Pl. 18 (fig. 2) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Brackish creek near Mindi, Canal Zone, Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 81770. •Valid as Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand 1923) -- (Villa 1982:151 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:164 [ref. 22927], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:136 [ref. 22947], Bussing 1998:255 [ref. 24179], Fritzsche & Vincent 2003:1222 [ref. 27044], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Moura in Menezes et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27192], Kuiter 2009:241 [ref. 30404], Matamoros et al. 2009:16 [ref. 31241], Page et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32708], Phillip et al. 2013:21 [ref. 32896], Angulo et al. 2013:998 [ref. 33194] as mindi, Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496] as mindi, Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Dallevo-Gomes et al. 2020:96 [ref. 37836], Taphorn et al. 2022:58 [ref. 41297], Angulo et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:272 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:118 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus mindii (Meek & Hildebrand 1923). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Central and northern South America: freshwater Atlantic coastal drainages (Guiana and Venezuela north to Belize), including freshwater drainages in the Caribbean islands (British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Cuba). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

starksii, Siphostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Culver [G. B.] in Jordan 1895:416, Pl. 30 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Río Presidio near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Lectotype: USNM 47425. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1895.5.27.321 (1), CAS-SU 2686 (4), CAS-SU 67185 (1, ex CAS-SU 2686), ZMB 14058-59 (1, 1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:62 [ref. 12291], Dawson 1985:162 [ref. 6541] with lectotype as SU 67185. Lectotype selected by Jordan & Evermann 1896:771 [ref. 2443]. Lectotype not established (as figured specimen, SU 2686) in caption to Pl. 120, p. 3259 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446]. •Valid as Pseudophallus starksii (Jordan 1895) -- (Dawson 1982:45 [ref. 6764], Villa 1982:151 [ref. 36708], Dawson 1985:162 [ref. 6541], Bussing 1987:165 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:257 [ref. 24179] as starksi, Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:234 [ref. 24550] as starksi, Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:591 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:112 [ref. 27807], Miller et al. 2006:322 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:36 [ref. 30398], Kuiter 2009:241 [ref. 30404], Matamoros et al. 2009:16 [ref. 31241], Angulo et al. 2013:998 [ref. 33194] as sterksi, McMahan et al. 2013:448 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:114 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:310 [ref. 34894], Hamilton et al. 2016:Supplement 3 [ref. 35615], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35859], Angulo et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37425] as starksi, Dallevo-Gomes et al. 2020:98 [ref. 37836], Angulo et al. 2023:31 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:272 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:118 [ref. 40505], Valenzuela et al. 2023:95 [ref. 40815], Fricke et al. 2024:294 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophallus starksii (Jordan & Culver 1895). Syngnathidae: Syngnathinae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America, northwestern South America: freshwater coastal drainages of the Pacific, from San Jose del Cabo (Baja California, Mexico) south to Tumbes River (northern Peru) Habitat: freshwater, brackish.