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Species in the genus Thoracocharax: [ 4 ] records

pectoralis, Salmo Kner [R.] (ex Natterer) 1860:18 [10] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 10 of separate. Not available, name mentioned in passing under Gasteropelecus stellatus Kner 1858; from Rio Cuiabá, Brazil. •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:445 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Thoracocharax. Gasteropelecidae.

pectorosus, Gasteropelecus Garman [S.] 1890:9 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 17895] Cudajas, Lago Alexo, Obidos, Tabatinga, Manacapouru, Amazon system, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 21281 (1), 21283 (orig. 7, now 4) + 21284 (3), 21294 (1), 21297 (2), 21302 (1); USNM 120412 [ex MCZ 21283] (2). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:21 [ref. 19022]. •Synonym of Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi 1853) -- (Weitzman 1960:221 [ref. 9611], Weitzman & Palmer in Reis et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi 1853). Gasteropelecidae. Habitat: freshwater.

securis, Gasteropelecus De Filippi [F.] 1853:165 [2] [Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (Sér. 2) v. 5; ref. 17378] Rio Napo, Amazon system. No types known. Type catalog: Conci & Michelangeli 1974:219 [ref. 21560]. On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi 1853) -- (Weitzman 1960:221 [ref. 9611], Ortega & Vari 1986:10 [ref. 9708], Weitzman & Palmer in Reis et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:76, 186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:28 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi 1853). Gasteropelecidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

stellatus, Gastropelecus Kner [R.] 1858:163 [3] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22); ref. 18871] Rio Cuiaba, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 77722 (3). On p. 3 of separate. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1860:17 [p. 9 of separate], Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [ref. 7130]. •Valid as Gastropelecus stellatus Kner 1858 -- (Nión et al. 2016:28 [ref. 35565] dated 1858). •Valid as Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner 1858) -- (Weitzman 1960:220 [ref. 9611], Ortega & Vari 1986:10 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:454 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:68 [ref. 24147], Lasso et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25928], Weitzman & Palmer in Reis et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:17 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131], Mirande 2010:468 [ref. 31006], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:9 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:76, 186 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:15 [ref. 35117], DoNascimiento 2016:529 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:62 [ref. 35633], Koerber et al. 2017:21 [ref. 35267], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35773], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:28 [ref. 42137], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760], Loureiro et al. 2023:50 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner 1858). Gasteropelecidae. Distribution: South America: Paraná, Amazon, and Orinoco River basins; widespread and in most South American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.