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Species in the genus Tetragonopterus: [ 20 ] records

akamai, Tetragonopterus Araujo [L. B. S.] & Lucinda [P. H. F.] 2014:310, Figs 1-2 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 33377] Tocantins, Peixe, rio Tocantins close to confluence with rio Santa Tereza, 11°47’27"S, 48°37'02"W, Brazil Holotype: MCP 48033. Paratypes: MCP, UNT. •Valid as Tetragonopterus akamai Araujo & Lucinda 2014. •Synonym of Tetragonopterus anostomus Silva & Benine 2011 -- (Silva et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34929]). Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus anostomus Silva & Benine 2011. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

anostomus, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2011:512, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 2911; ref. 31347] Nova Crixás, rio Preto, rio Araguaia basin, 14°22'18"S, 50°39'13"W, Goiás State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 108957. Paratypes: LBP 7687 (17 + 2 c&s), MZUSP 89295 (5). •Valid as Tetragonopterus anostomus Silva & Benine 2011 -- (Silva et al. 2013:1629 [ref. 32576], Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:27 [ref. 34929], Urbanski et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35973]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus anostomus Silva & Benine 2011. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

araguaiensis, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2013:1621, Figs. 2a, 3b, 5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 82 (no 5); ref. 32576] Rio Araguaia, Amazon basin, 14°54'27"S, 51°04'52"W, Aruanã, Goiás, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 4820. Paratypes: LBP 7756 (1 c&s); MZUSP 111003 (5, 1 c&s), 17032 (5), 54523 (3); NUP 12743 (1). Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:10 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Tetragonopterus araguaiensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2013 -- (Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:30 [ref. 34929]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus araguaiensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2013. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Araguaia (Goiás, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

argenteus, Tetragonopterus Cuvier [G.] (ex Seba) 1816:166 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] No locality. No types known. Cuvier specimens: MNHN A-9807 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:16 [ref. 19577]. Based on Seba 1758:106, Pl. 34 (fig. 3). •Valid as Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:343 [ref. 23654], Miquelarena et al. 1997:67 [ref. 23469], Gómez & Chebez 1996:51 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:30 [ref. 24147], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:212 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:28 [ref. 27366], Benine et al. 2004:339 [ref. 27973], Menni 2004:78 [ref. 28131], Zarske & Géry 2006:8 [ref. 29010], Mirande 2010:503 [ref. 31006], Melo et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31233], Silva et al. 2013:1629 [ref. 32576], Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:53, 185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:23 [ref. 35117], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Teixeira et al. 2016:474 [ref. 34088], Silva et al. 2016:11 [ref. 34929], Melo et al. 2016:376 [ref. 35317], Nión et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35565] dated 1817, Koerber et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35773], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774], dos Reis et al. 2020:461 [ref. 38364], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:25 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:38 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41573], González-Bergonzoni et al. 2025:622 [ref. 42207]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

carvalhoi, Tetragonopterus Melo [B. F.], Benine [R. C.], Mariguela [T. C.] & Oliveira [C.] 2011:50, Figs. 1, 2a [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 31233] Laranjal do Jari, Igarapé Iratapuru, rio Jari, Amazon basin, 00°33'30"S, 52°34'45"W, Amapá, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 102268. Paratypes: LMP [= DZSJRP] 5306 (7), 5376 (34, 4 c&s); MZUSP 106813 (15). •Valid as Tetragonopterus carvalhoi Melo, Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2011 -- (Silva & Benine 2011:50 [ref. 31347], Silva et al. 2013:1629 [ref. 32576], Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:26 [ref. 34929]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus carvalhoi Melo, Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2011. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

chalceus, Tetragonopterus Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:70, Pl. 33 (fig. 1) [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Rivers of equatorial Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]; mouth of Uruará canal to Amazon River, at Vira Sebo community, Canaã Village, Prainha City, 01°53’33''S, 53°29’17''W (Pará State, Brazil). Syntypes: MHNN 785 (1). Type catalog: Kottelat 1988:84 [ref. 13380] with potential holotype. Comments on type locality see Koerber 2021:93 [ref. 38172]. •Valid as Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:10 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1991:58 [ref. 21021], Taphorn 1992:343 [ref. 23654], Planquette et al. 1996:320 [ref. 22818], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:212 [ref. 27061], Benine et al. 2004:339 [ref. 27973], Zarske & Géry 2006:8 [ref. 29010] with author as Agassiz, Melo et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31233], Silva & Benine 2011:50 [ref. 31347], Silva et al. 2013:1629 [ref. 32576], Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Barriga Salazar 2014:109 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:53, 185 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:15 [ref. 34929], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:52 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774], Koerber 2021:92, 93 [ref. 38172], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Chuctaya et al. 2022:25 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2024:138 [ref. 42338]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

denticulatus, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2013:1617, Figs. 1, 2b, 3e [Journal of Fish Biology v. 82 (no 5); ref. 32576] Aragarças, Rio Araguaia, Amazon basin, 15°53'31.5"S, 52°15'01.0"W, Goiás, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 111002. Paratypes: LBP 1518 (5, 1 c&s), 1629 (1), 5751 (4, 1 c&s); MZUSP 88119 (2). •Valid as Tetragonopterus denticulatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2013 -- (Araujo & Lucinda 2014:314 [ref. 33377], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34929], Urbanski et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35973]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus denticulatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2013. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

franciscoensis, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2016:32, Fig. 12 [Zootaxa 4200 (no. 1); ref. 34929] Minas Gerais, Três Marias, Rio São Francisco, Brazil, 18°30'S, 45°17'W. Holotype: MZUSP 120566. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Tetragonopterus franciscoensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016 -- (Silva et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37809], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:39 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus franciscoensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages (eastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

georgiae, Moenkhausia Géry [J.] 1965:104, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 35; ref. 7962] Middle Mana River, between "Saut-Chien" and "Saut-Topi-Topi", French Guiana. Holotype: ZMA 104223. Paratypes: (56) ANSP 94708 (1), 112246 (1), 139714 (2); ZMA 104224 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:22 [ref. 19236], Böhlke 1984:47 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Moenkhausia georgiae Géry 1965 -- (Géry et al. 1991:55 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:296 [ref. 22818], Benine in Reis et al. 2003:147 [ref. 27061], Géry & Zarske 2004:43 [ref. 28287], Melo et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34701], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[10] [ref. 35679]). •Valid as Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry 1965) -- (Silva et al. 2016:19 [ref. 34929], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297], Melo et al. 2024:280 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry 1965). Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: several river basins (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

gibbosus, Tetragonopterus Steindachner [F.] 1877:562 [4], Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Rio Parahyba [Paranaiba], Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 57518-19 (2, 1). On p. 4 of separate. •Species inquirenda in Characidae -- (Reis et al. 2003:159 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Zarske & Géry 2006:8 [ref. 29010] with author as Agassiz, Silva et al. 2016:15 [ref. 34929]). Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

huberi, Tetragonopterus Steindachner [F.] 1909:172 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 46 (no. 11) (for 6 May 1909); ref. 18813] Rio Purus, Amazon River basin, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 57532 (1). •Species inquirenda in Characidae -- (Reis et al. 2003:159 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816 -- (Zarske & Géry 2006:8 [ref. 29010], Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:23 [ref. 35117], Silva et al. 2016:11 [ref. 34929], Koerber et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

juruena, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2016:40, Fig. 15 [Zootaxa 4200 (no. 1); ref. 34929] Mato Grosso, Sapezal, Rio Juruena, upper Rio Tapajós, Brazil, 12°50'59"S, 58°55'36"W. Holotype: LIRP 14033. Paratypes: LIRP, MZUSP. •Valid as Tetragonopterus juruena Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016 -- (Urbanski et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35973]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus juruena Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Upper Rio Tapajós, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

kuluene, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2016:35, Fig. 13 [Zootaxa 4200 (no. 1); ref. 34929] Mato Grosso, Paranatinga, Rio Culuene, Rio Xingu basin, Brazil, 13°49'00"S, 53°15'00"W. Holotype: MZUSP 120567. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Tetragonopterus kuluene Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016 -- (Urbanski et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 35973]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus kuluene Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Rio Xingu basin, Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

lemniscatus, Tetragonopterus Benine [R. C.], Pelição [G. Z.] & Vari [R. P.] 2004:340, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 117 (no. 3); ref. 27973] Tributary to Sisa Creek, north side of stream about 700 meters downstream of crossing of road from Amotopo to Camp Geologie, about 3°42'N, 57°42'W, Nickeri District, Suriname. Holotype: USNM 225366. Paratypes: LIRP 4928 (2 c&s), 4929 (1); NZCS F7062 [ex USNM 225320] (1); USNM 224367 (2), 225523 (2), 374750 (4). •Synonym of Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker 2004) -- (Melo et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31233], Silva et al. 2016:23 [ref. 34929], Melo et al. 2024:281 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker 2004). Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

manaos, Tetragonopterus Urbanski [B. Q.], Melo [B. F.], Silva [G. S. C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2018:[2], Figs. 1-3 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 16 (no. 2) (e3170158); ref. 35973] Igapó of rio Negro, Anavilhanas National Park, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, approximately 02°42'S, 60°45'W. Holotype: MZUSP 117250. Paratypes: INPA, LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine 2018 -- (Silvano et al. 2020:82 [ref. 38133]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine 2018. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: central Amazon basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

ommatus, Tetragonopterus Silva [G. S. C.], Melo [B. F.], Oliveira [C.] & Benine [R. C.] 2016:38, Fig. 14 [Zootaxa 4200 (no. 1); ref. 34929] Pará, Itaituba, Rio Tapajós, Brazil, 4°21'34"S, 56°10'03"W. Holotype: MZUSP 92667. Paratypes: LBP. •Valid as Tetragonopterus ommatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016. Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus ommatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine 2016. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: Rio Tapajós, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

rara, Moenkhausia Zarske [A.], Géry [J.] & Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 2004:21, Figs. 1-2, 6 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 54; ref. 28038] At air strip, one day upstream of Oelemari (Ulemari), rapid in Oelemari (Ulemari) River, Marowijne, Suriname. Holotype: IRSNB 830. Paratypes: IRSNB 831-832 (7, 2); MNHN 2004-2472 (1); MTD F 28333 (1); ZMA 119715 (1), 120248 (3), 123729 (1). •Valid as Tetragonopterus rara (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker 2004) -- (Melo et al. 2011:49 [ref. 31233]). •Valid as Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker 2004) -- (Silva & Benine 2011:50 [ref. 31347], Silva et al. 2013:1629 [ref. 32576], Araujo & Lucinda 2014:315 [ref. 33377], Melo et al. 2015:711 [ref. 35424], Silva et al. 2016:23 [ref. 34929], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Taphorn et al. 2022:19 [ref. 41297], Melo et al. 2024:281 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker 2004). Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Distribution: South America: various streams (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

saua, Salmo Natterer [J.] in Kner 1859:174 [38] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 17; ref. 2631] Cuiabá und Gujana. No types known. On p. 38 of separate. Originally as sau-à. •Species inquirenda in Characidae -- (Reis et al. 2003:159 [ref. 27061], Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:446 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Uncertain. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

saua, Salmo Natterer [J.] in Diesing 1836:24 [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 18471] Not available, no distinguishing characters mentioned. •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:446 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae.

sawa, Tetragonopterus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:65, Pl. 33 (fig. 1) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Rio Crixás, rio Araguaia basin, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9819. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:17 [ref. 19577]. •Species inquirenda in Characidae -- (Reis et al. 2003:160 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816 -- (Silva & Benine 2011:50 [ref. 31347] with comments, Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:23 [ref. 35117], Silva et al. 2016:11 [ref. 34929], Koerber et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier 1816. Characidae: Tetragonopterinae. Habitat: freshwater.