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Species in the genus Sternopygus: [ 16 ] records

aequilabiatus, Gymnotus Humboldt [F. H. A. von] 1805:47, Pl. 10 (figs. 1-2) [Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 1 (Title page 1811); ref. 17866] Río Magdalena, Colombia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Nico 2001:138 [ref. 25828], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], de Santana et al. 2004:2 [ref. 27412], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Crampton et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:410 [ref. 28485], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Magdalena River basin, Colombia; Tuyra River, Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

arenatus, Carapus Eydoux [J. F. T.] & Souleyet [F. A.] 1850:210, Pl. 8 (fig. 2) [Voyage autour du monde; ref. 4501] Río Guayaquil, Ecuador. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3809 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:44 [ref. 19577] as auratus, Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805), but a valid species -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:24 [ref. 21320]). •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805) -- (Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024]). •Valid as Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet 1850) -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652] dating to 1841, Crampton et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:274 [ref. 34894], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus arenatus (Eydoux & Souleyet 1850). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

astrabes, Sternopygus Mago-Leccia [F.] 1994:79, Fig. 87 [Electric fishes of the continental waters of America; ref. 21320] Caño Pozo Azul, Aqua Linda, about 23 kilometers northeast of Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas, Venezuela, 5°51'N, 67°31'W. Holotype: MBUCV-V-14182. Paratypes: AMNH 58643 (3), 162128 (1); MBUCV-V-6440 (1), V-13896 (6), V-15298 (12), V-15315 (4), V-15323 (12), V-15336 (15). Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:18-19 [ref. 24196], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia 1994 -- (Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:423 [ref. 23853], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Crampton et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35633], Torgersen & Albert 2022:725 [ref. 39802], Torgersen et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40151]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia 1994. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River and central Amazon River basins, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

branco, Sternopygus Crampton [W. G. R.], Hulen [K. G.] & Albert [J. S.] 2004:250, Figs. 3-6 [Copeia 2004 (no. 2); ref. 27652] Confluence of Rio Solimões (Amazonas) and Rio Japurá, Comunidade Caborini, Municipality of Alvarães, 3°09'08"S, 64°47'04"E, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 32451. Paratypes: INPA 15786 (1), 18236 (1); MCP 32241 (1), 32242 (3, 2 c&s), 32243 (1 c&s), 32244 (1), 32245 (2, 1 c&s), 32246 (3). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Sternopygus branco Crampton, Hulen & Albert 2004 -- (Crampton et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:410 [ref. 28485], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus branco Crampton, Hulen & Albert 2004. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Amazon River and Negro River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

brasiliensis, Hildatia Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1968:[2], Pl. 1 (unnumb.) [Evencias No. 20; ref. 7318] Sarapo, Piauhy, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 9461. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. On second unnumbered page. •Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:249 [ref. 27652], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Habitat: freshwater.

caerulescens, Gymnotus carapo var. Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:164 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. •Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (P. Parenti, pers. comm.). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Habitat: freshwater.

castroi, Sternopygus Triques [M. L.] 2000:21, Fig. 1 [Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment v. 35; ref. 25027] Igarapé, Jaradá, tributary of the right margin of Rio Cuieiras, about 40 kilometers from its mouth on Rio Negro, about 2°40'S, 60°20'W, AM, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 48912. Paratypes: MZUSP 47987-88 (1, 1), 48911 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Sternopygus castroi Triques 2000 -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Crampton et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27764]). •Synonym of Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia 1994 -- (Hulen et al. 2005:410 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus astrabes Mago-Leccia 1994. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Habitat: freshwater.

dariensis, Sternopygus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:309, Pl. 26 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 15); ref. 2962] Río Tuyra at Marriganti, Darién, Atlantic slope of Panama. Holotype: FMNH 8949. Paratypes: CAS 14037 [ex IU 14037] (1); FMNH 8829-31 (3), 8832 (1, c&s), 8833-40 (8); USNM 78766 (orig. 12, now 11). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:81 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:5 [ref. 19771]. •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805), but a valid subspecies -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:24 [ref. 21320]). •Status uncertain in Sternopygus aequilabiatus species group -- (Hulen et al. 2005:410 [ref. 28485]). •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805) -- (Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Ferraris et al. 2017:[34] [ref. 35236]). •Valid as Sternopygus dariensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus dariensis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Pacific Slope rivers and Caribbean slope rivers: Colombia, Panama, etc. Habitat: freshwater.

macrurus, Gymnotus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:522 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Brazil. Syntype: ZMB 8701 (1, stuffed). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:144 [ref. 24282], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. As Carapus macrourus in Cuvier 1816:237 [ref. 993], 1829:357 [ref. 995] and Müller & Troschel 1848:640 [ref. 3072]. •Valid as Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:33 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:13 [ref. 9708], Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Planquette et al. 1996:388 [ref. 22818], Galvis et al. 1997:102 [ref. 23651], Britski et al. 1999:87 [ref. 24147], Keith & Meunier 2000:401 [ref. 25160], Lasso et al. 2001:100 [ref. 25928], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:66 [ref. 27366], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Crampton et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27764], Bertaco & Cardoso 2004:129 [ref. 28109], Menni 2004:85 [ref. 28131], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Meunier et al. 2011:48 [ref. 31379], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:112, 188 [ref. 35004], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:276 [ref. 34894], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:422 [ref. 34561], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35633], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267], Marceniuk et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35324], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:72 [ref. 35773], Brosse et al. 2019:134 [ref. 38320], Dickens 2019:169 [ref. 37135], Ochoa et al. 2020:64 [ref. 37781], dos Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Chuctaya et al. 2022:35 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:43 [ref. 39235], Lasso in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:124 [ref. 40783], Taphorn et al. 2022:41 [ref. 41297], Torgersen & Albert 2022:724 [ref. 39802], Torgersen et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40151], Torgersen et al. 2023:784 [ref. 40692], Vieira et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41573], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2024:139 [ref. 42338], Moreno-Burbano et al. 2025:19 [ref. 42549]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Widespread in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

marcgravii, Sternopygus Reinhardt [J. T.] 1852:146 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1852; ref. 18619] Rio das Velhas, Rio São Francisco, Brazil. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.7.8.1 (1); ZMUC P2512 (1) [formerly ZMUC 7], P2515 (1) [formerly ZMUC 16]. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:48 [ref. 9588] as marcgravi, Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Habitat: freshwater.

obtusirostris, Sternopygus Steindachner [F.] 1881:143 [43], Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 43; ref. 14290] Teffé, Lake Alexo, Mancapuru, Rio Puty and Rio Madeira, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) ?MCZ 9413 (1) Teffe, ?9425 (1) Rio Maues, ?9453 (1) Lago Alexo; NMW 64977-78 (1, 1), 65011-12 (1, 2), 65342 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. On p. 43 of separate. •Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Crampton et al. 2004:249 [ref. 27652]). •Valid as Sternopygus obtusirostris Steindachner 1881 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:122 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], Torgersen et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40151]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus obtusirostris Steindachner 1881. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: South America: main stream of Amazon River and lower Negro River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

pejeraton, Sternopygus Schultz [L. P.] 1949:60, Pl. 1 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 99 (no. 3235); ref. 3967] Río Apón, about 35 kilometers south of Villa del Rosario, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121752. Paratypes: FMNH 95141 [ex USNM 121564] (4); G. Dahl coll. [ex USNM 121570] (1); MBUCV-V-27244 [ex USNM 121570] (1); MCZ 37222 [ex USNM 121565] (2); UMMZ 157671 [ex USNM 121569] (2); USNM 121564 (17, now 13), 121565 (14, now 12), 121566-68 (7, 17, 3), 121569 (2, now 0), 121570 (14, now 10), 121571 (2); ZMA 102120 [ex USNM 121570] (2). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:26 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:82 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:6 [ref. 19771], Provenzano et al. 1998:19 [ref. 24196], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805), but a valid subspecies -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:24 [ref. 21320]). •Synonym of Sternopygus aequilabiatus (Humboldt 1805) -- (Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024]). •Status uncertain in Sternopygus aequilabiatus species group -- (Hulen et al. 2005:410 [ref. 28485]). •Valid as Sternopygus pejeraton Schultz 1949 -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:248 [ref. 27652], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:67 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus pejeraton Schultz 1949. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

sabaji, Sternopygus Torgersen [K. T.] & Albert [J. S.] 2022:716, Figs. 2-5A, 6A, 7-8 [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 110 (no. 4); ref. 39802] Lawa River, base camp circa 8 km south-southwest of Anapaike/Kawemhakan airstrip. Marowijne drainage, Sipaliwini District, Suriname, 03°19'31"N, 54°03'48"W. Holotype: ANSP 208090. Paratypes: ANSP 189018 (17), FMNH 146152 (7). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Sternopygus sabaji Torgersen & Albert 2022 -- (Torgersen et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40151]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus sabaji Torgersen & Albert 2022. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: South America: Marowijne and Essequibo River drainages, Guiana Shield, Suriname and Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.

sanguinolentus, Carapus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:85, Pl. 46 (fig. 1) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Río Urubamba or upper Río Ucayali, Peru. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3971. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Questionably a synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:23 [ref. 21320], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:47 [ref. 35117]). •Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Albert & Fink 1996:89 [ref. 22024], Crampton et al. 2004:249 [ref. 27652], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236], Koerber et al. 2017:68 [ref. 35267] with question). Current status: Synonym of Sternopygus macrurus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Habitat: freshwater.

sarae, Sternopygus Torgersen [K. T.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Reis [R. E.] & Albert [J. S.] 2023:8, Figs. 3, 5C, 6, 8B, 9-13 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1): e220088; ref. 40151] Confluence of Orinoco and Caura (Las Piedras) rivers, Río Orinoco basin, Bolívar, Venezuela, 07°38'36"N, 64°50'00"W. Holotype: ANSP 209718. Paratypes: AMNH, ANSP, MCP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Sternopygus sarae Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Reis & Albert 2023. Current status: Valid as Sternopygus sarae Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Reis & Albert 2023. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: South America: lower Orinoco River basin, Bolívar, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

xingu, Sternopygus Albert [J. S.] & Fink [W. L.] 1996:90, Figs. 7-8 [Copeia 1996 (no. 1); ref. 22024] Tributary of Batovi River, Waura Indian Village, station X, Rio Xingu, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 48374. Paratypes: MZUSP 48375 (4); UMMZ 228961 [ex USNM 218830] (6, 2 c&s); USNM 218830 (?15, 2 c&s), 228961 (4, 2 c&s), 326120 (3), 338272 (28, 2 c&s), 338273 (14). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Sternopygus xingu Albert & Fink 1996 -- (Albert in Reis et al. 2003:489 [ref. 27061], Crampton et al. 2004:249 [ref. 27652], Crampton et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27764], Hulen et al. 2005:412 [ref. 28485], Ferraris et al. 2017:[35] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Valid as Sternopygus xingu Albert & Fink 1996. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: Xingu and lower Tocantins River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.