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Species in the genus Scleromystax: [ 10 ] records


barbatus, Callichthys Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.] 1824:234 [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 3574] Fazenda da Japuhyba near Angra dos Reis, 22°59'S, 44°17'W, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Neotype: CAS 16006 [ex CAS-SU 68290]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]. Neotype designated by Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910]. Original type locality specified by Koerber & Reis 2020:4 [ref. 37463] as Rio Inhomirim, village of Inhomirim, city of Magé, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°34'34"S, 43°11'05"W. •Valid as Corydoras barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910], Burgess 1989:365 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:221 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:295 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:141 [ref. 27796]). •Valid as Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Britto & Reis 2005:481 [ref. 28458], Knaack 2007:36 [ref. 29221], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155], Ottoni et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34756], Britto et al. 2016:[9] [ref. 34806], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina states (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

bertoni, Corydoras Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Allen 1942:179 [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Puerto Bertoni, upper Paraná River basin, Paraguay. Holotype (unique): CAS [ex IU 15441] (missing in 1997). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Corydoras macropterus Regan 1913 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:206 [ref. 6910], Isbrücker 2001:229 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:299 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Corydoras bertoni Eigenmann 1942 -- (Knaack 2004:111 [ref. 28306]). •Synonym of Scleromystax macropterus (Regan 1913) -- (Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:24 [ref. 33622], Koerber et al. 2017:58 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Scleromystax macropterus (Regan 1913). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Habitat: freshwater.

eigenmanni, Corydoras Ihering [R. von] 1907:34 [35] [Notas preliminares; editadas pela redaccão da Revista do Museu Paulista v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 2294] Cubatao or Raiz da Serra, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. Lectotype: MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 153. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1907.7.6.2-4 (3); CAS 36384 [ex IU 10795a, ex CAS 24752] (1), 36453 [ex IU 10795, ex CAS 24753] (1, missing); NMW 46732 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]. Portuguese on p. 35. Lectotype selected by Britski 1969:206 [ref. 12401]. Prior lectotype designation by Ellis 1913:409 [ref. 1270] of IU 10795 does not clearly specify which of two specimens is to be considered as "type" and is, therefore, not valid. •Valid as Corydoras eigenmanni Ihering 1907 -- (Isbrücker 2001:224 [ref. 26805]). •Synonym of Corydoras barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:295 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kronei, Corydoras Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1907:189, Fig. [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 17767] Iguapé, Iporangue, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. Lectotype: MNRJ 918A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 918B (2). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:395 [ref. 12732], Miranda Ribeiro 1959:11 [ref. 10392], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910]. •Valid as Corydoras kronei Miranda Ribeiro 1907 -- (Isbrücker 2001:228 [ref. 26805]). •Synonym of Corydoras barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:295 [ref. 27061], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:295 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Scleromystax barbatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lacerdai, Corydoras Hieronimus [H.] 1995:110, Figs. 5-7 [Zeitschrift für Fischkunde v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 22672] Rio Ribeira da Terra Firme, between Canavieiras and Ilheus, southeastern Bahia, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 47682. Paratypes: MZUSP 47683-84 (1, 1), ZMA 121255 (1), ZFMK 18551 (1), 18553 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:119 [ref. 29155], Herder et al. 2010:120 [ref. 31087] •Valid as Corydoras lacerdai Hieronimus 1995 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:168 [ref. 22901], Isbrücker 2001:228 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:299 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:119 [ref. 29155], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:43 [ref. 41258]). •Valid as Scleromystax lacerdai (Hieronimus 1995) -- (Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax lacerdai (Hieronimus 1995). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Ribeira da Terra Firme River drainage, Bahia State (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

macropterus, Corydoras Regan [C. T.] 1913:232 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 11 (no. 62); ref. 14976] Paranaguá, 25°32'S, 48°36'W, Paraná, Brazil. Lectotype: BMNH 1913.1.1.11. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.1.1.12-13 (2), ZMA 109953 [ex BMNH 1913.1.1.14] (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:46 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:206 [ref. 6910]. For information on type locality see Buckup & Malabarba 1990 [ref. 16740]. •Valid as Corydoras macropterus Regan 1913 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:206 [ref. 6910], Burgess 1989:366 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:126 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 2001:229 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:299 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Scleromystax macropterus (Regan 1913) -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Britto & Reis 2005:481 [ref. 28458], Knaack 2007:36 [ref. 29221], Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:24 [ref. 33622], Ottoni et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34756], Britto et al. 2016:[9] [ref. 34806], Koerber et al. 2017:58 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax macropterus (Regan 1913). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers from São Paulo to Santa Catarina states and some upper Paraná River tributaries (Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

prionotos, Corydoras Nijssen [H.] & Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 1980:5, Figs. 6-7 [Beaufortia v. 30 (no. 1); ref. 8681] Linhares, 19°22'S, 40°04'W, Lagoa Juparaná, Rio Doce system, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 10537. Paratypes: BMNH 1905.6.9.7 (1); CAS 16016 [ex IU 10796] (1); FMNH 54882 (1); MNRJ 5068 (1), 5219 (58), 5367 (1), 6183 (1), 9713 (12), 10538-44 (2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2); NMW 18993 (1), 46786 (3); CAS-SU 47856 (5); ZMA 110476 (3), 115323 (5). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:49 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Corydoras prionotos Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:207 [ref. 6910], Burgess 1989:367 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 1999:41 [ref. 26260], Isbrücker 2001:233 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:301 [ref. 27061], Knaack 2007:43 [ref. 29221]). •Valid as Scleromystax prionotos (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980) -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Britto & Reis 2005:481 [ref. 28458], Knaack 2007:43 [ref. 29221], Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155], Britto et al. 2016:[9] [ref. 34806], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:44 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax prionotos (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers (eastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

reisi, Scleromystax Britto [M. R.], Fukakusa [C. K.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2016:[2], Figs. 1, 2a, 3, 4-7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 3) e150158; ref. 34806] Gravataí, arroio Demétrio, Morungava, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 29°47'26"S, 50°51'51.55"W. Holotype: MCP 49070. Paratypes: MCP, MNRJ, UFRGS. •Valid as Scleromystax reisi Britto, Fukakusa & Malabarba 2016 -- (Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax reisi Britto, Fukakusa & Malabarba 2016. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Laguna dos Patos drainage, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

salmacis, Scleromystax Britto [M. R.] & Reis [R. E.] 2005:482, Figs. 1-2 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 28458] Arroio Molha Coco in Rosa, nearly 5.5 kilometers northwest of Praia Grande, 29°10'14"S, 49°58'53"W, Praia Grande, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 38388. Paratypes: MCP 17801 (2), 23624 (1), 29299 (4, 1 c&s); UFRJ 140 (2). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Scleromystax salmacis Britto & Reis 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:130 [ref. 29155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Britto et al. 2016:[9] [ref. 34806], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax salmacis Britto & Reis 2005. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers in southern Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

virgulatus, Aspidoras Nijssen [H.] & Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 1980:133, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 7 (no. 13); ref. 6921] Córrego Chambado, Espírito Santo, Munic. de Linhares, Espírito State, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 5371. Paratypes: MNRJ 5143 (5), 5366 (2), 5370 (1), 5409 (2), 10547 [ex 5371] (3); ZMA 116218-19 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:39 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155].. •Valid as Aspidoras virgulatus Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980 -- (Burgess 1989:365 [ref. 12860], Britto 2000:1048 [ref. 25022], Isbrücker 2001:217 [ref. 26805], Britto et al. 2002:729 [ref. 26546], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155], Leão et al. 2015:586 [ref. 33891], Tencatt & Bichuette 2017:21 [ref. 35168], Oliveira et al. 2017:[7] [ref. 35227], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809]). •Valid as Scleromystax virgulatus (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980) -- (Tencatt et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39729], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:44 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax virgulatus (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers, Espírito Santo and Bahia (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.


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