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Species in the genus Spinipterus: [ 2 ] records


acsi, Spinipterus Akama [A.] & Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2011:53, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa No. 2992; ref. 31467] Caño "Santa Rita" (right bank tributary of river Nanay), 3.32 mi north-west of center of Iquitos, 3°45'23"S, 73°17'28"W, Maynas Province, Depto. Loreto, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 178209. •Valid as Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris 2011 -- (Birindelli 2014:535 [ref. 33501], Calegari et al. 2018:695 [ref. 36104], Calegari et al. 2019:[89] [ref. 36961], Rocha et al. 2019:249 [ref. 37162], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris 2011. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Peru and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

moijiri, Spinipterus Rocha [M. S.], Rossoni [F.], Akama [A.] & Zuanon [J.] 2019:3, Figs. 1-7 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 96 (no. 1); ref. 37162] Rio Tapauá, Rio Purus basin, Amazonas, Brazil, 05°47'22"S, 64°33'33"W. Holotype: INPA 35625. Paratypes: IDSM, INPA. •Valid as Spinipterus moijiri Rocha, Rossoni, Akama & Zuanon 2019 -- (Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Spinipterus moijiri Rocha, Rossoni, Akama & Zuanon 2019. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Purus and Rio Japurá basins (Brazil) and Río Nanay (Peru). Habitat: freshwater.


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