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Species in the family or subfamily Chalceidae: [ 9 ] records

ararapeera, Chalceus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:244 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Essequibo, Guyana. Syntypes: MNHN A-9830 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:9 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818 -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:110 [ref. 27480]). Current status: Synonym of Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818. Chalceidae. Habitat: freshwater.

epakros, Chalceus Zanata [A. M.] & Toledo-Piza [M.] 2004:124, Figs. 18-19 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 140 (no. 1); ref. 27480] Rio Tapajós, São Luís, above Itaituba, 4°25'S, 56°10'W, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 33392. Paratypes: INPA 18590 (3), MZUSP 76070 (53, 1 c&s), UMMZ 239931 (3), USNM 368279 (3). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Chalceus epakros Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004 -- (DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Chalceus epakros Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004. Chalceidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Guyana). Habitat: freshwater.

erythrurus, Plethodectes Cope [E. D.] 1870:563, Figs. [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, Amazon system, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8032 (poor condition). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:45 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:7 [ref. 9708], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:115 [ref. 27480], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870). Chalceidae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

guaporensis, Chalceus Zanata [A. M.] & Toledo-Piza [M.] 2004:128, Fig. 22-23 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 140 (no. 1); ref. 27480] Río Itenez at mouth of Río Baures, 6 kilometers southwestern of Costa Marques, 12°31'S, 64°19'W, Beni, Bolivia. Holotype: UMMZ 239851. Paratypes: MZUSP 76071-72 (3, 4); UMMZ 204209 (19, 2 c&s), 204719 (4, 1 DS), 204783 (9, 2 DS); USNM 319294 (7, 1 c&s). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Chalceus guaporensis Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004 -- (Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774]). Current status: Valid as Chalceus guaporensis Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004. Chalceidae. Distribution: South America: Guaporé and Mamoré river drainages, Madre de Dios River and Jaci-Paraná River in the upper Madeira River; Rio Beni (Brazil, Bolivia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

heterolepis, Pellegrinina Fowler [H. W.] 1907:442, Fig. 39 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58 (for 1906); ref. 1374] "Probably some part of West Africa" [South America]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8150 (caudal damaged). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:48 [ref. 13621]; in genus Chalceus and probably from South America. •Synonym of Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870) -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:115 [ref. 27480]). Current status: Synonym of Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870). Chalceidae. Habitat: freshwater.

iquitensis, Chalceus macrolepidotus Nakashima [S.] 1941:76, Fig. [Boletín del Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado" v. 5 (no. 16); ref. 13189] Surrounds of Iquitos, Amazon system, northeastern Peru. Syntypes: ?MHNJP [= MUSM] (lost). Apparently as a subspecies of Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1817. •Synonym of Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870) -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:115 [ref. 27480]). Current status: Synonym of Chalceus erythrurus (Cope 1870). Chalceidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Chalceus Cuvier [G.] 1818:454, Pl. 21 (fig. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 1016] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2634. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:9 [ref. 19577]. Date apparently 1818, seen as 1816 and 1817. •Valid as Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:7 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1991:43 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:230 [ref. 22818], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:108 [ref. 27480], Mirande 2010:474 [ref. 31006], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:73 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507]). Current status: Valid as Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818. Chalceidae. Distribution: South America: Negro and Orinoco River basins, and coastal rivers of northern South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrini, Creagrutus Puyo [J.] 1943:143 [3], Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse v. 78 (no. 3); ref. 13072] Upper Itany and upper Maoruni [Maroni] system, French Guiana. Syntypes: (lost). On p. 3 of separate. •Evidently based on a Chalceus species -- (Vari & Harold 2001:3, 43 [ref. 25842]). •Synonym of Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818 -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:121 [ref. 27061], Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004:110 [ref. 27480]). Current status: Synonym of Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier 1818. Chalceidae. Habitat: freshwater.

spilogyros, Chalceus Zanata [A. M.] & Toledo-Piza [M.] 2004:121, Figs. 15-17 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 140 (no. 1); ref. 27480] Right margin of Rio Tapajós, near Boim, 3°0'S, 55°15'W, Igarapé Jacaré, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 20314. Paratypes: INPA 18589 (3), MZUSP 76069 (42, 1 c&s), UMMZ 239930 (3), USNM 368278 (3). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Chalceus spilogyros Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004. Current status: Valid as Chalceus spilogyros Zanata & Toledo-Piza 2004. Chalceidae. Distribution: Trombetas River, lower Tapajós River and Canumã River in the Madeira River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.