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Species in the genus Steindachnerina: [ 43 ] records


amazonica, Curimatus elegans var. Steindachner [F.] 1911:330 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 48 (no. 15) (for 22 June 1911); ref. 14815] Rio Tocantins, Amazonas, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 66988 (missing). Paralectotypes: NHW 66992 (1), plus 1 missing. Type catalog: Melo 2024:2 [ref. 41631]. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:82 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Steindachnerina amazonica (Steindachner 1911) -- (Vari 1991:82 [ref. 19019], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:215 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Lucina & Vari 2009:146 [ref. 30061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Koerber et al. 2022:25 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina amazonica (Steindachner 1911). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Tocantins River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

argenteus, Curimatus Gill [T. N.] 1858:422 [62] [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 6 (nos 10-13, art. 38); ref. 1750] Trinidad Island, West Indies. Lectotype: USNM 1114. Paralectotypes: USNM 293745 (2). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022]. On p. 62 of separate. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:41 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Steindachnerina argentea (Gill 1858) -- (Vari 1991:37 [ref. 19019], Taphorn 1992:429 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Phillip et al. 2013:14 [ref. 32896], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35773], Taphorn et al. 2022:23 [ref. 41297], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina argentea (Gill 1858). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, and Caribbean draining rivers of Venezuela and Trinidad (Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

atratoensis, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:19 [Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8]; ref. 1228] Quibdó, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56024 [ex CM 4814a]. Paratypes: (many, CM and IU) CAS 44218 [ex IU 12676] (10); FMNH 56043 (10), 71308 (38); MCZ 30933 (12); USNM 79192 (3). Type catalog: Henn 1928:54 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367]. Genus in original should have been Curimata. •Valid as Steindachnerina atratoensis (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Vari 1991:61 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina atratoensis (Eigenmann 1912). Curimatidae. Distribution: Atrato River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

bahiensis, Curimatus elegans var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:421 [13] [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 4 (no. 12); ref. 1254] Salvador and environs, Bahia, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 20325. Paralectotypes: MCZ 20324 (31 or 32), 20325 (1), 89837 (6); USNM 120251 [ex MCZ 20324] (5). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022]. On p. 13 of separate. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:96 [ref. 19019]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina elegans (Steindachner 1875) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina elegans (Steindachner 1875). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bimaculatus, Curimatus Steindachner [F.] 1876:76 [28] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Rio Javarí [tributary of Rio Solimões at Peru-Brazil border], Amazonas, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 20232. Paralectotypes: (many) MCZ 20235 (3), NMW 67030-31 (3, 3). Probably paralectotypes: NMW 62531-34 (4, 1, 1, 3), 62664 (1); USNM 120250 [ex MCZ 19571] (6). On p. 28 of separate. •Valid as Curimata bimaculata Steindachner 1876 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Chang & Ortega 1995:5 [ref. 24302], Britski et al. 1999:75 [ref. 24147], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and lower Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

binotatus, Curimatus Pearson [N. E.] 1924:28, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Indiana University Studies v. 11 (no. 64); ref. 3396] Rurrenabaque, Bolivia. Holotype (unique): CAS 60627 [ex IU 17285]. •Valid as Curimata binotata Pearson 1924 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina binotata (Pearson 1924) -- (Vari 1991:36 [ref. 19019], Chang & Ortega 1995:6 [ref. 24302], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina binotata (Pearson 1924). Curimatidae. Distribution: Western portions of Amazon River basin: Bolivia and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

biornata, Curimata Braga [L.] & Azpelicueta [M. de las M.] 1987:466, Figs. 1-2 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 94 (no. 2); ref. 9141] Arroyo Juan Blanco, tributary of Río de la Plata, Magdalena, Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 35°11'S, 57°24'W. Holotype: MLP 10-I-50-13. Paratypes: MACN 361 (3), 7336 (3); MCP (3 lots, 6), MHNG (1); MLP (9 lots, 17); MHNG 2367.88 & MLP 10-I-50-13 (17, 1 c&s); plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Braga & Piacentino 1994:99 [ref. 23697], Miquelarena & Nadalin 2014:1 [ref. 33466]. . •Valid as Steindachnerina biornata (Braga & Azpelicueta 1987) -- (Vari 1991:51 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Petry et al. 2016:303 [ref. 34966], Nión et al. 2016:27 [ref. 35565], Britski et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36683], Loureiro et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40506], Dillman & Vari 2024:328 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina biornata (Braga & Azpelicueta 1987). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Río Uruguai and lower Rio Paraná drainages and coastal rivers (southern Brazil, Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

boliviae, Curimatus leuciscus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Ogle [F.] 1907:4 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 33 (no. 1556); ref. 1266] Apparently Río Mamoré, Bolivia. Holotype (unique): USNM 44832. Type catalog and locality information: Vari & Howe 1991:19 [ref. 19022] as bolivae. •Synonym of Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:32 [ref. 19019] as bolivae and leucisca, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061] as leucisca). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevipinnis, Curimatus gilberti var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:424 [16] [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 4 (no. 12); ref. 1254] Rosario, Río de la Plata system, Santa Fe, Argentina. Holotype (unique): MCZ 789. On p. 16 of separate. •Valid as Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:97 [ref. 19019], Fernández & Butí 1996:254 [ref. 22775], Gómez & Chebez 1996:55 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:34 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:75 [ref. 24147], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:215 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:77 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:27 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:15 [ref. 35267], Britski et al. 2019:12 [ref. 36683], Dickens 2019:165 [ref. 37135], dos Reis et al. 2020:461 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay River basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

conspersus, Curimatus Holmberg [E. L.] 1891:185 [Revista Argentina de Historia Natural (Buenos Aires) v. 1; ref. 2192] Río Paraguay, Formosa, Argentina. No types known. •Valid as Steindachnerina conspersa (Holmberg 1891) -- (Vari 1991:42 [ref. 19019], Gómez & Chebez 1996:56 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:75 [ref. 24147], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:215 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27366], Cacsiotta et al. 2003:78 [ref. 28130], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:16 [ref. 35267], Britski et al. 2019:13 [ref. 36683]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina conspersa (Holmberg 1891). Curimatidae. Distribution: Paraguay River basin, South America: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater.

dobula, Curimatus Günther [A.] 1868:479 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Río Huallaga, Amazon system, Peru. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.6.13.55. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1867.6.13.56-57 (2). Also appeared in Günther 1868:243 [ref. 5756]. •Valid as Cruxentina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:31 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Curimata dobula Günther 1868 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:66 [ref. 19019], Chang & Ortega 1995:6 [ref. 24302], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: western portions of Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

elegans, Curimatus Steindachner [F.] 1875:529 [31] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 70 (1. Abth.); ref. 18771] Rio Araçuaí [Arassuahy], tributary of Rio Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 67001.1. Paralectotypes: MCZ 20285 (4), NMW 67001.2-3 (2). On p. 31 of separate. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:95 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Steindachnerina elegans (Steindachner 1875) -- (Vari 1991:92 [ref. 19019], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:41 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina elegans (Steindachner 1875). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Minas Gerais and Bahia (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Curimata Vari [R. P.] & Géry [J.] 1985:1030, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 98 (no. 4); ref. 9411] Rio Romari near Nova Uniãa, Municipality of Ouro Preto do Oeste, Territory Rondônia, 10°53'17"S, 62°33'35"W, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 11208. Paratypes: BMNH 1985.2.5.1-2 (2); INPA uncat. (2, 3); MHNG 2226.24 (6); MNRJ 11271 (4); MZUSP 28724 (2); USNM 207375-76 (2, 2), 207377 (4, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:16 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:457 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Steindachnerina fasciata (Vari & Géry 1985) -- (Vari & Barriga Salazar 1990:550 [ref. 15520], Vari 1991:63 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:523 [ref. 31707], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina fasciata (Vari & Géry 1985). Curimatidae. Distribution: Madeira River basin and Rio Tapajós system, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Steindachnerina Vari [R. P.] & Williams Vari [A.] 1989:474, Figs. 1d, 5 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 102 (no. 2); ref. 12508] Rio Araguaia, Arauna, about 14°54'S, 51°05'W, Goiás, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 4847. Paratypes: MZUSP 38591-92 (1, 6); USNM 191632 (1), 293034 (6, 2 c&s), 293035 (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:40 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:496 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Steindachnerina gracilis Vari & Williams Vari 1989 -- (Vari 1991:55 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Lucina & Vari 2009:146 [ref. 30061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina gracilis Vari & Williams Vari 1989. Curimatidae. Distribution: Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

guentheri, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:423 [15] [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 4 (no. 12); ref. 1254] Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 20245. Originally güntheri, correction mandatory. •Valid as Curimata guntheri Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Taphorn 1992:429 [ref. 23654], Chang & Ortega 1995:6 [ref. 24302], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:92 [ref. 35773] not Colombia, Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:23 [ref. 41297], Dillman & Vari 2024:329 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco and western Amazon River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

hastata, Curimata hypostoma Allen [W. R.] in Eigenmann & Allen 1942:297 [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Río Pichis, Puerto Bermudez, Peru. Holotype (unique): CAS 19881 [ex IU 17859]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:66 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hypostoma, Curimatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1887:172 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 19 (no. 111) (art. 23); ref. 17020] Río Ucayali, Amazon system, Peru. Lectotype: BMNH 1881.5.13.105. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1881.5.13.106-108 (3). Lectotype selected by Vari & Vari 1989:473 [ref. 12508]. •Valid as Curimata hypostoma (Boulenger 1887) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina hypostoma (Boulenger 1887) -- (Vari & Williams Vari 1989:471 [ref. 12508], Vari 1991:53 [ref. 19019], Chang & Ortega 1995:5 [ref. 24302], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35773], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina hypostoma (Boulenger 1887). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

insculpta, Cruxentina Fernández-Yépez [A.] (ex Amaral Campos) 1948:53, Figs. 27-28 [Boletin Taxonómico del Laboratorio de Pesquería de Caiguire, Venezuela No. 1; ref. 1316] Rio Tatuí [Tatuhy], Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. Holotype: CAS 20312 [ex DZSASP (= MZUSP) 1376]. Paratypes: MZUSP 1376 (1). Type catalog: Britski 1969:203 [ref. 12401], Vari 1991:72 [ref. 19019], Oyakawa 1996:456-457 [ref. 23140]. Authorship cited as Amaral Campos, but author is Fernández-Yépez. •Valid as Steindachnerina insculpta (Fernández-Yépez 1948) -- (Vari 1991:71 [ref. 19019], Gómez & Chebez 1996:61 [ref. 23791], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:214 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Koerber et al. 2017:16 [ref. 35267], Aguilera et al. 2018:1018 [ref. 36289], Britski et al. 2019:10 [ref. 36683], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:5 [ref. 39606], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], dos Reis et al. 2020:461 [ref. 38364], Brandão et al. 2023:121 [ref. 40464], Dillman & Vari 2024:329 [ref. 40817], Silva-Sene et al. 2024:3 [ref. 41784]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina insculpta (Fernández-Yépez 1948). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraná River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

issororoensis, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:266, Pl. 34 (fig. 4) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Issoror Rubber Plantation, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53647 [ex CM 2119]. Paratypes: CAS 60625 [ex IU 12301] (1), FMNH 53651 [ex CM 2120] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:54 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367]. Spelled issororoënsis originally. •Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

leuciscus, Curimatus Günther [A.] 1868:479 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Río Huallaga, Amazon River system, Amazonas, Peru. Lectotype: BMNH 1867.6.13.53. Paralectotype: BMNH 1867.6.13.54 (1). Also appeared in Günther 1868:239 [ref. 5756]. Species epithet is an indeclineable noun. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:34 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Curimata leuciscus Günther 1868 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708] as leucisca). •Valid as Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:27 [ref. 19019], Chang & Ortega 1995:6 [ref. 24302], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:27 [ref. 42137] as leucisca, Dillman & Vari 2024:329 [ref. 40817] as leucisca). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru). IUCN (2024): Least Concern, as Steindachnerina leucisca. Habitat: freshwater.

melaniris, Curimata Fowler [H. W.] 1940:253, Fig. 54 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91 (for 1939); ref. 1432] Boca Chica, Río Ucayali basin, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68669. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:66 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

metae, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:230, Pl. 17 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Quebrada Cramalote, Villavicencio, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 55143 [ex CM 3844]. Paratypes: CAS 60585 [ex IU 15023] (2), FMNH 55144 [?ex CM 3845] (2). Additional original material: CAS 60586 [ex IU 15022] (orig. 47, now 6). Type catalog: Henn 1928:54 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367] with type as CM 3645. Also appeared at same time in Eigenmann 1922:162 [ref. 12408]. •Valid as Curimata metae Eigenmann 1922 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Steindachnerina metae (Eigenmann 1922) -- (Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

morawhannae, Curimatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:266, Pl. 34 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Morawhanna, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53650 [ex CM 2120 or 2122]. Paratypes: (54) BMNH 1911.10.31.479-483 (5), 1917.11.2.4 (1); CAS 44222-23 [IU 12302-03] (1, 10); FMNH 7425 (2), 53648-49 (2, 13); MCZ 30042 (2); ?NMW 68813 (2),CAS-SU 21901 (2); USNM 66142 [ex CM] (2); ZMA 100987 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:54 [ref. 12305] as CM 2122, Böhlke 1953:23 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:17 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:30 [ref. 12367], Vari & Howe 1991:19 [ref. 19022]; see also Vari 1991:87 [ref. 19019]; problems still remain. Spelled C. morowhannae in list of figs. and subtitle to Pl. 34. See comments on types in Britski et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36683]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:329 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nasus, Curimatus Steindachner [F.] 1882:142 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 19 (no. 16) (for 22 June 1882); ref. 20485] Canelos, eastern Ecuador. Lectotype: NMW 68900.1. Paralectotypes: NMW 68899 (2), 68900:2-3 (2). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:80 [p. 20 in separate], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [ref. 4233]. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:69 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Cruxentina nasa (Steindachner 1882) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:31 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Curimata nasa Steindachner 1882 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:66 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

niceforoi, Curimata Fowler [H. W.] 1943:224, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 95; ref. 1443] Río Orteguasa, Florencia, Caquetá Dept., Colombia. Holotype (unique): ANSP 70490. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:66 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:66 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrotaenia, Curimatus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:285 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 9 (no. 52) (art. 47); ref. 14846] Rio Coxipó, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Lectotype: BMNH 1902.2.10.30. Paralectotypes: MSNG 14859 (3). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:184 [ref. 10343]. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:100 [ref. 19019], but incorrect. New lectotype selected by Britski et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36683]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:97 [ref. 19019], Britski et al. 1999:76 [ref. 24147], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:15 [ref. 35267]). •Valid as Steindachnerina nigrotaenia (Boulenger 1902) -- (Britski et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36683], Koerber et al. 2019:2 [ref. 36736], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Dillman & Vari 2024:330 [ref. 40817], Koerber 2024:3 [ref. 41228]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina nigrotaenia (Boulenger 1902). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Rio Paraguay basin (Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.

nitens, Curimatus Holmberg [E. L.] 1891:184 [Revista Argentina de Historia Natural (Buenos Aires) v. 1; ref. 2192] Río Paraguay, Argentina. No types known. •Valid as Pseudocurimata nitens (Holmberg 1891) -- (Azpelicueta & Braga 1980:165 [ref. 41138]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:97 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Casciotta et al. 2003:77 [ref. 28130], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:15 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina brevipinna (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

notograptos, Steindachnerina Lucinda [P. H. F.] & Vari [R. P.] 2009:142, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 2009 (no. 1); ref. 30061] Rio Palmas, 12°37'S, 47°52'W, Paranã, Rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 42579. Paratypes: many ar MCP and UNT. •Valid as Steindachnerina notograptos Lucinda & Vari 2009 -- (Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina notograptos Lucinda & Vari 2009. Curimatidae. Distribution: Middle portions of Rio Tocantins drainage, central Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

notonotus, Curimatus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1937:55 [O Campo Rio de Janeiro No. 1; ref. 5025] Rio Granjeiro, Ceará, Brazil. Lectotype: MNRJ 2611. Paralectotypes: MNRJ [ex 2611] 11561-62 (2). Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:92 [ref. 19019]; earlier designation by Miranda Ribeiro as 2611A was not sustainable (specimen A not separated). •Valid as Steindachnerina notonota (Miranda Ribeiro 1937) -- (Vari 1991:89 [ref. 19019], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Ramos et al. 2014:3 [ref. 35321], Petry et al. 2016:303 [ref. 34966], Melo et al. 2016:375 [ref. 35317], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684], Koerber et al. 2022:25 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina notonota (Miranda Ribeiro 1937). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

pectinata, Allenina Fernández-Yépez [A.] (ex Eigenmann) 1948:40, Fig. 19 [Boletin Taxonómico del Laboratorio de Pesquería de Caiguire, Venezuela No. 1; ref. 1316] Maracapuru [= Manacapuru], Brazil. Holotype (unique): CAS 57149 [ex IU 4317]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:32 [ref. 19019] as leucisca, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061] as leucisca). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina leuciscus (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

planiventris, Steindachnerina Vari [R. P.] & Williams Vari [A.] 1989:479, Figs. 1C, 11 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 102 (no. 2); ref. 12508] Near mouth of Rio Machado, 8°03'S, 62°53'W, Rondônia, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 38587. Paratypes: MZUSP 38588-90 (17, 5, 18); USNM 267986 (18), 267987 (8, 2 c&s), 267989 (18). Non-types: AMNH (1 lot, 1); BMNH (1 lot, 13); MZUSP (4 lots, 29); NMW (10 lots, 53); USNM (5 lots, 54). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:40 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:497 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Steindachnerina planiventris Vari & Williams Vari 1989 -- (Vari 1991:59 [ref. 19019], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Taphorn et al. 2022:23 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina planiventris Vari & Williams Vari 1989. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Negro, Blanco, and middle portions of Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

pterostigma, Prochilodus Fowler [H. W.] 1913:520, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65; ref. 1389] Rio Madeira, about 20 miles north of Porto Velho, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39187. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:66 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Curimata bimaculata Steindachner 1876 -- (Vari & Castro 1988:779 [ref. 12872]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pupula, Steindachnerina Vari [R. P.] 1991:77, Figs. 54-57 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology v. 507; ref. 19019] Small caño draining into Río Oronoco, about 1 kilometer upstream of mouth of Río Zuata, Guarico, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-19300. Paratypes: MBUCV-V-8942 (1), V-13489 (2), V-19301 to 02 (4, 1); USNM 235462 (2), 258008 (2), 258081 (3), 302170 (1); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:40 [ref. 19022], Provenzano et al. 1998:17-18 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Steindachnerina pupula Vari 1991 -- (Taphorn 1992:426 [ref. 23654], Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35773], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina pupula Vari 1991. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

quasimodoi, Steindachnerina Vari [R. P.] & Williams Vari [A.] 1989:476, Figs. 1b, 6-7 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 102 (no. 2); ref. 12508] Río Yavari (= Río Javarí), near Petropolis, Loreto, Peru. Holotype: USNM 293041. Paratypes: MUSM 1698 (4), 1699 (3); MZUSP 38593 (2), 38594 (3); NRM 26511-12 (7, 9); USNM 293040 (3), 293042 (7, 2 c&s). Non-types: CAS-SU 36888 (1); USNM 175868 (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:40 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:497 [ref. 23140]. See Pavanelli & Britski 1999:216 [ref. 24224]. •Valid as Steindachnerina quasimodoi Vari & Williams Vari 1989 -- (Vari 1991:57 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina quasimodoi Vari & Williams Vari 1989. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: western portions of Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

robustula, Curimata Allen [W. R.] in Eigenmann & Allen 1942:298 [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Creek, Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru. Lectotype: CAS 63052 [ex IU 15830]. Paralectotypes: CAS 63053 [ex IU 15830] (7). Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:87 [ref. 19019]. •Valid as Rivasella robustula (Allen 1942) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:32 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Curimata robustula Allen 1942 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Vari 1991:83 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:329 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina guentheri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

runa, Steindachnerina Vari [R. P.] 1991:75, Figs. 50-53 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology v. 507; ref. 19019] Morawijne or Gran Creek, 63 kilometers south of Afobaka, Brokopondo, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 120501. Paratypes: USNM 300000 (10, 2 c&s); ZMA 119426-27 (4, 1); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:40 [ref. 19022]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina varii Géry, Planquette & Le Bail 1991 -- (Vari 1993 [ref. 21020], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27061], Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011:527 [ref. 31707], Dillman & Vari 2024:330 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina varii Géry, Planquette & Le Bail 1991. Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

semiornatus, Curimatus Steindachner [F.] 1914:262 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 51 (no. 12); ref. 14176] Rio Negro mouth, Amazon system, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 67102. Paralectotypes: NMW 67101-03 (3, 2, 1). •Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

seriata, Steindachnerina Netto-Ferreira [A. L.] & Vari [R. P.] 2011:524, Fig. 1 [Copeia 2011 (no. 4); ref. 31707] Rio Jamanxim basin of Rio Tapajós system, near bridge along highway BR 163, south of Vila Mil, 7°51'47"S, 55°10'47"W, Novo Progresso, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 97569. Paratypes: AMNH 191430 (1); MZUSP 106055 [ex MZUSP 97569] (1), 97543 (2); USNM 396026 (1). •Valid as Steindachnerina seriata Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011. Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina seriata Netto-Ferreira & Vari 2011. Curimatidae. Distribution: Rio Jamanxim basin of Rio Tapajós system, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

sialis, Curimatus bimaculatus var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:422 [14] [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 4 (no. 12); ref. 1254] Lake Manacapuru, Brazil. Lectotype: USNM 120401 [ex MCZ 20206]. Paralectotypes: (8) MCZ 20206 (1), MCZ 86348 [ex MCZ 20206] (6). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022]. Lectotype selected by Vari 1991:49 [ref. 19019]. Some paralectotypes (MCZ 86348) are referable to Steindachneria leucisca (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:32 [ref. 19019]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stigmaturus, Prochilodus Fowler [H. W.] 1911:494, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 63; ref. 1384] Affluent of the Río Chimbo near Bucay, Guayas Province, western Ecuador [probably erroneous]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39104. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Placed in genus Steindachnerina -- (Vari & Castro 1988 [ref. 12872]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868) -- (Vari 1991:66 [ref. 19019] but type locality probably in error, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina dobula (Günther 1868). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

stigmosa, Curimata Vari [R. P.] 1987:606, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 100 (no. 3); ref. 6059] Rio Jacuí, at bridge between Santa Maria and Veracruz, about 29°41'S, 53°19'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 37135. Paratypes: MCP 9224 (3), 9613 (4); MZUSP 21721 (1), 21728 (1), 28252 (4), 37134 (7), 37136 (3); USNM 285190-92 (2, 1, 1), 285193 (3, 1 c&s), 285194 (12, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:458 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Steindachnerina stigmosa (Vari 1987) -- (Malabarba 1989:125 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Steindachnerina biornata (Braga & Azpelicueta 1987) -- (Vari 1991:51 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:12 [ref. 35117], Dillman & Vari 2024:328 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina biornata (Braga & Azpelicueta 1987). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

trachystethus, Curimatus Cope [E. D.] 1878:684 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Peruvian Amazon, probably Pebas, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21470. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:67 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1991:46 [ref. 19019], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:60 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Steindachnerina bimaculata (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

varii, Steindachnerina Géry [J.], Planquette [P.] & Le Bail [P.-Y.] 1991:32, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Cybium v. 15 (no. 1, suppl.); ref. 21021] Awahakiki creek, Maroni basin, French Guiana. Holotype: MHNG 2435.76. Paratypes: (17) IRSNB 780 (2). Type catalog: Weber 1998:9 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Steindachnerina varii Géry, Planquette & Le Bail 1991 -- (Vari 1993 [ref. 21020], Planquette et al. 1996:130 [ref. 22818], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:330 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Steindachnerina varii Géry, Planquette & Le Bail 1991. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: French Guiana and Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.


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