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Species in the genus Pygidianops: [ 4 ] records


amphioxus, Pygidianops de Pinna [M. C. C.] & Kirovsky [A. L.] 2011:494, Figs. 1-9, 12 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 31517] Manaus, Reserva Adolfo Ducke, igarapé do Acará, tributary to rio Tarumã, itself a tributary of rio Negro, 3°08'S, 60°02'W, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 34661. Paratypes: INPA 12427 (4), 16556 (2); MZUSP 86951 (14), 87676 (21), 105878 (6), 105879 (3), 105880 (6). Plus non-type specimens •Valid as Pygidianops amphioxus de Pinna & Kirovsky 2011 -- (Carvalho et al. 2014:59 [ref. 33121]). Current status: Valid as Pygidianops amphioxus de Pinna & Kirovsky 2011. Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae. Distribution: Rio Negro to Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

cuao, Pygidianops Schaefer [S. A.], Provenzano [F.], de Pinna [M. C. C.] & Baskin [J. N.] 2005:5, Figs. 1-3 [American Museum Novitates No. 3496; ref. 28427] Río Cuao at Raudal Guacamaya, 8.1 miles upstream from Raudal El Danto, 5°07.71'N, 67°31.53'W, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-30917. Paratypes:AMNH 232970 (23), 232978 (11), 232933 (4), 233036 (6); MBUCV-V-29843 (1), 29922 (10), 29933 (4), 29977 (3), 29997 (7), 30105 (4); MZUSP 82104 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pygidianops cuao Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155], de Pinna & Kirovsky 2011:502 [ref. 31517]). Current status: Valid as Pygidianops cuao Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin 2005. Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae. Distribution: Cuao River drainage basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

eigenmanni, Pygidianops Myers [G. S.] 1944:592, Pls. 52-53 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 23 (no. 40); ref. 3123] Rock pools below São Gabriel Rapids, Rio Negro, Brazil. Holotype: CAS 11120. Paratypes: CAS 11121 (now 9, 1 cleared), CAS-SU 36557 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:45 [ref. 12291], Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pygidianops eigenmanni Myers 1944 -- (Burgess 1989:325 [ref. 12860], Costa & Bockmann 1994:70 [ref. 21364], Nico & de Pinna 1996:29 [ref. 22300], de Pinna & Wosiacki 2002:721 [ref. 26545], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Schaefer et al. 2005:5 [ref. 28427], Proudlove 2006:268 [ref. 28992], Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155], de Pinna & Kirovsky 2011:502 [ref. 31517], Taphorn et al. 2022:57 [ref. 41297] as cf. eigenmanni). Current status: Valid as Pygidianops eigenmanni Myers 1944. Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae. Distribution: South America: Rio Negro basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

magoi, Pygidianops Schaefer [S. A.], Provenzano [F.], de Pinna [M. C. C.] & Baskin [J. N.] 2005:10, Figs. 5-6 [American Museum Novitates No. 3496; ref. 28427] Río Orinoco at Puerto Cabrian, 8°34.8'N, 61°15.9'W, Estado Delta Amacuro, Venezuela, depth 25 meters. Holotype: MBUCV-V-31035. Paratypes: AMNH 233706 (1), 233707 (1), 233708 (1); MBUCV-V-31036 (1), 31037 (1); MZUSP 84303 (2), 84304 (1, c&s), 84306 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pygidianops magoi Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155], de Pinna & Kirovsky 2011:502 [ref. 31517], DoNacimiento & Lasso in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:264 [ref. 40783]). Current status: Valid as Pygidianops magoi Schaefer, Provenzano, de Pinna & Baskin 2005. Trichomycteridae: Glanapteryginae. Distribution: South America: lower Orinoco River (Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.


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