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Species in the genus Stethaprion: [ 4 ] records


chryseum, Stethaprion Cope [E. D.] 1872:261 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8030. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:44 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stethaprion chryseum Cope 1872 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Stethaprion erythrops Cope 1870 -- (Reis 1989:51 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Stethaprion erythrops Cope 1870. Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

crenatus, Stethaprion Eigenmann [C. H.] 1916:80, Figs. 2-3; Pl. 16 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1-2) (art. 6); ref. 1233] San Joaquín, Bolivia. Holotype: FMNH 56413 [ex CM 5228a]. Paratypes: FMNH 56414 [not 56415] (2), 56941 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:68 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:82 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Stethaprion crenatum Eigenmann 1916 -- (Reis 1989:55 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004], Garcia-Ayala et al. 2017:572 [ref. 35695]). Current status: Valid as Stethaprion crenatum Eigenmann 1916. Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: upper Purus, Madeira, and lower Amazon River basins, Bolivia and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

erythrops, Stethaprion Cope [E. D.] 1870:562, Fig. [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, Amazon system, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8031. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:45 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Stethaprion erythrops Cope 1870 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Reis 1989:51 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2010:505 [ref. 31006], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35633], Garcia-Ayala et al. 2017:572 [ref. 35695], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:25 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Stethaprion erythrops Cope 1870. Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

innesi, Stethaprion Myers [G. S.] 1932:149, fig'd [The Aquarium v. 1 (no. 6); ref. 12369] Lower Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 25228. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:27 [ref. 12291]. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Myers 1933:604 [ref. 12370]. •Synonym of Stethaprion crenatum Eigenmann 1916 -- (Reis 1989:55 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Stethaprion crenatum Eigenmann 1916. Acestrorhamphidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.


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