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Species in the genus Roeboides: [ 35 ] records

affinis, Anacyrtus Günther [A.] 1868:481 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Río Huallaga, Amazon system, Peru. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.6.13.61-62 (2). Also published in Günther (Sept.) 1868:246 [ref. 5756]. •Valid as Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:315 [ref. 23654], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:119 [ref. 29256], Koerber 2011:2 [ref. 31122], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:414 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35773], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760], Loureiro et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Widespread in South America. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

araguaito, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2003:289, Figs. 4-6 [Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 93 (no. 3); ref. 27452] Ao norte do riacho Araguaito, about 8°40'42'N, 62°00'24"W, laguna na margem norte do rio, río Orinoco, Amacuro Delta, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV 29670. Paratypes: ANSP 131472 (8), 159986 (1), 159998 (2), 166616 -20 (1, 2, 1, 1, 1); MCP 26489-90 (1, 2); MZUSP 36490 (1); USNM 181353 (2) •Valid as Roeboides araguaito Lucena 2003 -- (DoNascimiento et al. 2017:47 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides araguaito Lucena 2003. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin: Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

bicornis, Roeboides Cope [E. D.] 1870:564, Fig. [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8151. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:43 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Roeboides bicornis Cope 1870 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868) -- (Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:119 [ref. 29256], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

biserialis, Cynopotamus Garman [S.] 1890:14 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 17896] Lago de Máximo [Lago do Maximo; Obydos; and Villa Bella, Brazil]. Lectotype (?): MCZ 21335. Paralectotypes: MCZ 21327 (9), 21360 (24), 165930 [ex 21335] (38); USNM 120180 [ex MCZ 21335] (6). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:19 [ref. 19022]. Lectotype selected by Lucena 2007:127 [ref. 29256]. •Valid as Eucynopotamus biserialis (Garman 1890) -- (Lucena 1988:39 [ref. 22126], Chang & Ortega 1995:2 [ref. 24302]). •Valid as Roeboides biserialis (Garman 1890) -- (Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:125 [ref. 29256], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137], Lucena 2024:270 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides biserialis (Garman 1890). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: upper and middle Amazon River basin (Brazil, Bolivia and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

bonariensis, Anacyrtus (Rhaeboides) Steindachner [F.] 1879:32, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 20480] La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Holotype (unique): NMW 62498. Species originally described as above, later as Anacyrtus (Raeboides) bonariensis when illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:23, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [ref. 4228]. Subgenus should have been Roeboides in 1879:23. •Valid as Roeboides bonariensis (Steindachner 1879) -- (Lucena 1988:32 [ref. 22126], Fernández & Butí 1996:252 [ref. 22775], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Gómez & Chebez 1996:46 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:53 [ref. 24147], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:85 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131], Nión et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35565]). •Synonym of Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt 1851) -- (Lucena 2003:295 [ref. 27452], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267], Lucena 2024:272 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt 1851). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bouchellei, Roeboides Fowler [H. W.] 1923:25 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 75; ref. 15402] Pis Pis River, Great Falls, Nicaragua. Holotype: ANSP 51218. Paratypes: ANSP 51219 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:43 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Roeboides bouchellei Fowler 1923 -- (Lucena 1998:39 [ref. 23597], Bussing 1998:116 [ref. 24179], Lucena 2000:34 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:81 [ref. 27807], Miller et al. 2006:158 [ref. 28615], Matamoros et al. 2009:9 [ref. 31241], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], McMahan et al. 2013:444 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:81 [ref. 32708], Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755], Angulo et al. 2013:992 [ref. 33194], González-Murcia et al. 2019:290 [ref. 36544], Angulo et al. 2023:25 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:271 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:77 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:186 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides bouchellei Fowler 1923. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Southern North America, central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

bussingi, Roeboides Matamoros [W. A.], Chakrabarty [P.], Angulo [A.], Garita-Alvarado [C. A.] & McMahan [C. D.] 2013:286, Figs. 2, 3a [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 32755] Puntarenas Province, Río Coloradito, about 6 km from the main Road, tributary of the Río Coto drainage, 8°34'12'N, 82°51'33"W. Costa Rica. Holotype: LSUMZ 14799. Paratypes: Many at UCR, LSUMZ. Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:383 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado, McMahan 2013 -- (Angulo et al. 2013:992 [ref. 33194], Angulo et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37425]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan 2013. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Central America: Costa Rica and Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

carti, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2000:47, Figs. 22 A-C [Comunicações do Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia da PUCRS, Sér. Zoologia. v. 13; ref. 24559] Río Cartí Grande, Comarca de San Blas, 7°26'N, 78°58'W, Panama. Holotype: USNM 359076. Paratypes: STRI 401-402 (2, 16); USNM 293123 (1), 293129 (18), 293156 (42), 293210 (1), 293224 (5), 293229 (1), 293235 (2). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Roeboides carti Lucena 2000 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides carti Lucena 2000. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Coastal drainages of Comarca de San Blas, Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

caucae, Roeboides Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:160, 162 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Cartago, Colombia. Holotype: CAS 71099 [ex IU 12934]. Paratypes and additional material: CAS 71097 [ex IU 12934] (59); FMNH 56385 (27), 56372-74 (10, 35, 2), 69634 (96), 79755 (128). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:76 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878) -- (Lucena 2000:24 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2024:271 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dayi, Anacyrtus (Rhaeboides) Steindachner [F.] 1878:91 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 15 (no. 12) (for 9 May 1878); ref. 20476] Cienaga, Río Magdalena, Colombia. Holotype (unique): NMW 67132. Species later described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:61 [p. 45 of separate] [ref. 4227]. •Valid as Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878) -- (Taphorn 1992:318 [ref. 23654], Galvis et al. 1997:52 [ref. 23651], Lucena 1998:39 [ref. 23597], Lucena 2000:24 [ref. 24559], Marín 2000:66 [ref. 26252], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35633], Lucena 2024:271 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Central and South America: Colombia and Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

descalvadensis, Roeboides Fowler [H. W.] 1932:359, Fig. [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 84; ref. 16366] Descalvados, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 53718. Paratypes: ANSP 53719 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:45 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler 1932 -- (Lucena 1988:33 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Britski et al. 1999:53 [ref. 24147], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:127 [ref. 29256], Mirande 2010:494 [ref. 31006], Koerber 2011:2 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 38364], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137], Kampfert et al. 2025:281 [ref. 42023]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler 1932. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Widespread in South America: Paraná, Paraguay and Amazonas basins (Brazil, Paraguay, Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

dientonito, Roeboides dayi Schultz [L. P.] 1944:304, Fig. 39 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 95 (no. 3181); ref. 3960] Río Palmar at the bridge, 70 kilometers southwest of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121370. Paratypes: USNM 121371 (orig. 91, now 90), 121372-73 (14, 2), 121374 (orig. 24, now 23), 121375 (now 106), 121376-77 (2, 26), 121378 (now 0), 121379 (orig. 155, now 149), 121380-82 (1, 21, 20), 121384 (71); Géry coll. [ex USNM 121379] (6);MCZ 37270 [ex USNM 121383]; UMMZ 145028 [ex USNM 121378] (6 or 5); ZMA 110437 [ex USNM 121375] (6), 113846 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:24 [ref. 19236], Vari & Howe 1991:37-38 [ref. 19022]. •Mention -- (Taphorn 1992:318 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Roeboides dientonito Schultz 1944 -- (González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960], Lucena 1998:39 [ref. 23597], Lucena 2000:18 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Phillip et al. 2013:17 [ref. 32896], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35773]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides dientonito Schultz 1944. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo and Orinoco River basin and rivers of northwestern Guyana: Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela; Trinidad and Tobago. Habitat: freshwater.

dispar, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2001:63, Fig. 1 [Biotemas v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 25666] Fos do [rio] Arara, bacia do rio Juruá, Reserva Extrativista Alto Juruá, Acre, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 63600. Paratypes: MCP 26487 (2); MZUSP 26157 (8), 26397-98 (1, 1), 34721 (2), 35953 (4), 50455 (1), 63601 (7). •Valid as Roeboides dispar Lucena 2001 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides dispar Lucena 2001. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

francisci, Raeboides Steindachner [F.] 1908:192 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 13) (for 14 May 1908); ref. 18807] Lagoon at Barra (Lagoa Viana, Lagoa do Porto); Rio São Francisco, River Grande do Norte; River Preto at Santa Rita, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 56891-94 (7, 71, 19, 25), 56896 (13), ?56898-900 (56, ?, 4), 56920-22 (?, 16, 9), 56895 (7), 56897 (2). Original genus is correctly Roeboides. •Synonym of Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851) -- (Lucena 1988:38 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:134 [ref. 29256], Lucena 2024:273 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

guatemalensis, Anacyrtus Günther [A.] 1864:347 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Río Chagres, Panama. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.26.310. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.311-312 (2), USNM 133137 [ex BMNH 1864.1.26.366] (1), ZMB 6833 (2). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:4 [ref. 19022]. Lectotype selected by Miller & Carr 1974:121 [ref. 24560]. •Valid as Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther 1864) -- (Villa 1982:105 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:91 [ref. 22927], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:25 [ref. 22290], Bussing 1998:117 [ref. 24179], Lucena 2000:42 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther 1864). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope drainages, Guatemala to Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

hasemani, Charax Steindachner [F.] 1915:348 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 52 (no. 27); ref. 20500] Mouth of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW. Species described in more detail in Steindachner 1915:589 [ref. 15070]. •Synonym of Roeboides myersii Gill 1870 -- (Lucena 1988:35 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2003:300 [ref. 27452], Lucena 2024:272 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides myersii Gill 1870. Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hildebrandi, Roeboides Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:160, 162, Pl. 25 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Istmina, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56884 [ex CM 5186; IU 12933]. Paratypes: CAS 71109 [ex IU 12933] (17, now 9), FMNH 56841 [ex CM 5186] (8); Additional material: FMNH 56369 [ex CM 5185] (12), 56370 [ex CM 5187] (1), 56377-80 [ex CM 5195-98] (1, 5, 1, 2), 56559 [ex CM 5373] (5), 56560 [ex CM 5374] (4), 56561 [ex CM 5375] (5); IU 12932 (25), 12944-47, 12959-60 (25), 13063-62 (23, 1, 40, 30, 1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:70 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:76 [ref. 12367] as 44 paratypes from 6 localities, but most of these are not types. Type designated in caption to Pl. 25 (fig. 3). •Valid as Roeboides hildebrandi Eigenmann 1922 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559]). •Synonym of Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ilseae, Roeboides Bussing [W. A.] 1986:45, Fig. 1 [Revista de Biología Tropical v. 33 (no. 1) (for June 1985); ref. 8101] Quebrada Bonita, south of Damas and 9 kilometers northwest of Quepos, Costa Rica, elevation 10 meters. Holotype: LACM 43754-1. Paratypes: LACM (8 lots, 89); UCR (10 lots, was 462, 15 c&s); UMMZ 212761 (20); USNM 268667 (2). Type catalog: Angulo et al. 2015:383 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Roeboides ilseae Bussing 1986 -- (Bussing 1987:92 [ref. 22927], Lucena 1998:39 [ref. 23597], Bussing 1998:120 [ref. 24179], Lucena 2000:41 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620] dated 1985, Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755], Angulo et al. 2013:992 [ref. 33194]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides ilseae Bussing 1986. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Pacific slope, Costa Rica. Habitat: freshwater.

loftini, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2011:1664, Fig. 1 [Revista de Biología Tropical v.59 (no. 4); ref. 31620] Río Turbe, tributary of Río San Juan, upper Río Coclé del Norte drainage, Panama, 8°47'05"N, 80°38'10"W. Holotype: STRI 7655. Paratypes: MCP 45775 (3); STRI 7656 (3), 7657 (14 + 1 c&s). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Roeboides loftini Lucena 2011 -- (Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides loftini Lucena 2011. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Río Coclé del Norte drainage, northwestern Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

magdalenae, Roeboides Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:160, 161 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Soplaviento, Colombia. Syntypes: FMNH [ex CM 5202] (?); CAS 71123 [ex IU 12950] (35). Additional material: CAS 71100 [ex IU 12949] (42), 71120-21 [ex IU 12952-53] (4, 12), CAS 71122 [ex IU 12957] (7); FMNH 56386-56395 [ex CM 5202-5210] (210) (but not 5202 which are types). Type catalog: Henn 1928:70 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367] but footnote indicated only 2 lots are types; most FMNH lots are other material. •Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878) -- (Lucena 2000:24 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2024:271 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

margareteae, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2003:292, Figs. 5-7 [Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 93 (no. 3); ref. 27452] Sistema do rio Pindaré-Mearim, lago do Viana, Maranhão, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 38722. Paratypes: ANSP 82289 (1), 95879 (2); UFPI 601 (1), 602 (1); MCZ 46787 (1); MZUSP 5102 (1): USNM 119942 (13), 119944 (3). •Valid as Roeboides margareteae Lucena 2003 -- (Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Melo et al. 2016:375 [ref. 35317], Brito et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36237] as margaretae, Koerber et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides margareteae Lucena 2003. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Mearim, Itapecuru, Munim and Parnaíba rivers (Maranhão and Piauí, northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

meeki, Roeboides Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:160, 163, Pl. 25 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Quibdo, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 55148 [ex CM 3849a]. Paratypes: (CM 3849b-x; IU 15032 ("several hundred")). CAS 71125 [ex IU 15032] (12); FMNH 55149 (23), 56375 (24), 56558 (12). Additional material: CM 5192a-g; CAS [ex IU 12938] (30, now 7), CM 5372a-g; IU 13061 (83). Type catalog: Henn 1928:70 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367] as 59 paratypes from 3 localities, but many of these are not types. •Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878) -- (Lucena 2000:24 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2024:271 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Epicyrtus Reinhardt [J. T.] 1851:46 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1849 (nos 3-5); ref. 3692] River Paraguay, Brazil. Holotype: MNHN A-8657 (dry). See Britski et al. 1999:53 [ref. 24147]. •Valid as Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt 1851) -- (Lucena 1988:33 [ref. 22126], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2003:295 [ref. 27452], Mirande 2010:494 [ref. 31006], Koerber 2011:2 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:414 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:56 [ref. 40506], Lucena 2024:272 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt 1851). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: River Paraguay and River Paraná (Brazil, ?Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

myersii, Raeboides Gill [T. N.] 1870:92 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 22; ref. 17630] Río Marañon or Río Napo, Amazon system, Peru or Ecuador. Holotype (unique): USNM 21426. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:37 [ref. 19022]. Original genus should have been Roeboides. •Valid as Roeboides myersii Gill 1870 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Lucena 1988:35 [ref. 22126] as myersi, Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597] as myersi, Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162] as myersi, Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2003:300 [ref. 27452], Barriga Salazar 2014109 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:51, 185 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:19 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:24 [ref. 42137], Lucena 2024:272 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides myersii Gill 1870. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

numerosus, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2000:154, Fig. 1 [Biociências, Porto Alegre v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 25162] Estrada San Fernando de Apure-Arichuma, rio Apure basin, about 16 kilometers southwest of San Fernando de Apure, Apure, Venezuela. Holotype: MZUSP 27886. Paratypes: MCP 25268 (6); MZUSP 58953-54 (4, 1); USNM 233723 (24), 260293 (6), 260299 (27). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Roeboides numerosus Lucena 2000 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:132 [ref. 29256]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides numerosus Lucena 2000. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

occidentalis, Roeboides Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:293, Pl. 23 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 15); ref. 2962] Río Cardenas, Corozal, Panama. Holotype: FMNH 8948 (missing). Paratypes: FMNH 13013-13082 (223 in 34 lots); UMMZ 162473 [ex FMNH] (6); USNM 78752 (orig. 22, now 21). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367], Vari & Howe 1991:38 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Lucena 1998:39 [ref. 23597], Bussing 1998:120 [ref. 24179], Lucena 2000:28 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Matamoros et al. 2013:280 [ref. 32755], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:159 [ref. 34894], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Pacific versant rivers: Colombia, Panama and Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

oligistos, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2000:157, Fig. 2 [Biociências, Porto Alegre v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 25162] Braço morto do rio Tapajós, bairro de Piracuna, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 25254. Paratypes: MCP 15177 (6); MZUSP 20183 (25), 34711 (58), 34715 (2), 56556 (4), 58951 (4). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Roeboides oligistos Lucena 2000 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:132 [ref. 29256]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides oligistos Lucena 2000. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Amazon, Negro, Branco, Tapajós and Trombetas River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

paranensis, Roeboides Pignalberi [C. T.] 1975:152, Fig. 1 [Physis (Buenos Aires) v. 34 (no. 89); ref. 20911] Ñanganuí Island (Corrientes), Río Paraná, Argentina, 29°10'S, 59°20'W. Holotype: INALI 2. Paratypes: INALI [77 specimens in 8 lots] (10), (4), (1), (15), (13), (8), (23), (2). Original not seen. •Valid as Roeboides paranensis Pignalberi 1975 -- (Lucena 1988:36 [ref. 22126], Gómez & Chebez 1996:47 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:53 [ref. 24147], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:86 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131]). •Synonym of Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler 1932 -- (Lucena 2007:127 [ref. 29256], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler 1932. Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

prognathus, Anacyrtus Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:529 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Paraguay. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1895.5.17.238. •Valid as Roeboides prognathus (Boulenger 1895) -- (Lucena 1988:37 [ref. 22126], Gómez & Chebez 1996:47 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:55 [ref. 24147], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131], Nión et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35565]). •Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868) -- (Lucena 2007:119 [ref. 29256], Koerber 2014:3 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Paraguay, middle and lower Paraná, and Uruguay River basins: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

romeroi, Roeboides Fowler [H. W.] 1941:6, Fig. 9 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 73; ref. 13236] Honda, Colombia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 69336. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:53 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878) -- (Lucena 2000:24 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2024:271 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides dayi (Steindachner 1878). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubrivertex, Roeboides Cope [E. D.] 1872:265 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Above mouth of Río Negro, Peruvian Amazon. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8190. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:53 [ref. 13621]. Appeared first as name only in Cope 1871:55 [ref. 19538]. •Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868) -- (Taphorn 1992:315 [ref. 23654]). •Synonym of Roeboides myersii Gill 1870 -- (Lucena 1988:35 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2003:300 [ref. 27452], Lucena 2024:272 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides myersii Gill 1870. Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

salvadoris, Roeboides Hildebrand [S. F.] 1925:246, Fig. 9 [Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries v. 41 (no. 985); ref. 15590] Río Sucio, Sitio del Niño, El Salvador. Holotype: USNM 87215. Paratypes: FMNH 12033 [ex USNM 87212] (1), FMNH 12023-32 [ex USNM 87213] (10); USNM 87212 (6, now 4) [1 sent to El Salvador], 87213 (41, now 26) [5 sent to El Salvador], 87214 (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367] as 21 paratypes from 3 localities now at FMNH, Vari & Howe 1991:38 [ref. 19022]). •Valid as Roeboides salvadoris Hildebrand 1925 -- (Bussing 1998:119 [ref. 24179]). •Synonym of Roeboides bouchellei Fowler 1923 -- (Lucena 2000:34 [ref. 24559], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides bouchellei Fowler 1923. Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

sazimai, Roeboides Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2007:132, Fig. 18A [Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 97 (no. 2); ref. 29256] Rio Pindaré, Santa Inès, 3°39'36"S, 45°27'59"W, Maranhão, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 38542. Paratypes: many at MCP, MCZ, and MZUSP. •Valid as Roeboides sazimai Lucena 2007 -- (Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Petry et al. 2016:303 [ref. 34966], Melo et al. 2016:375 [ref. 35317], Koerber et al. 2022:40 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides sazimai Lucena 2007. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Parnaiba and Pindaré-Mearim rivers (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

thurni, Roeboides Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:399, Pl. 60 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Rockstone sand-bank, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53676 [ex CM 2149]. Paratypes: (13) BMNH 1911.10.31.366 (1); CAS 62216 [ex IU 12320] (1), 62232 [ex IU 12321] (2); FMNH 53677-78 (2, 5); MCZ 29993 [ex CM] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:70 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:77 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Roeboides thurni Eigenmann 1912 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297]). •Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868) -- (Lucena 2007:119 [ref. 29256], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:29 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides affinis (Günther 1868). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.

xenodon, Epicyrtus Reinhardt [J. T.] 1851:37 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1849 (nos 3-5); ref. 3692] Rio das Velhas, mouth of Rio São Francisco, Brazil. Syntypes: (3) MNHN 0000-9585 [ex ZMUC] (1); ZMB 9193 (1); ?ZMUC 203 (1), 206 (1), 211-212 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:24 [ref. 19577], Nielsen 1974:45 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851) -- (Lucena 1988:38 [ref. 22126], Lucena 1998:36 [ref. 23597], Lucena 2000:155 [ref. 25162], Britski 2001:21 [ref. 26046], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:206 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2007:134 [ref. 29256], Silva et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37809], Lucena 2024:273 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt 1851). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.