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Species in the genus Curimatopsis: [ 12 ] records

crypticus, Curimatopsis Vari [R. P.] 1982:19, Figs. 15-18 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 373; ref. 5485] Stream 2 kilometers east of Lake Amucu, Rupununi District, Guyana, about 3°43'N, 59°25'W. Holotype: USNM 226872. Paratypes: AMNH 45094-96 (1, 2, 1); ANSP 146864 (1); BMNH 1926.10.27.208-227 (22), 1981.4.27.1 (1); MCZ 30048 (2), 46021 (1), 57638 (1); MZUSP 15974-75 (2), 15976-77 (2); USNM 226880 (orig. 15, now 14, 3 c&s), 226883-85 (4, 4, 1), 228354 (3). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:460 [ref. 23140]. The specific name is an adjective (hidden) and the female form should be cryptica. •Valid as Curimatopsis cryptica Vari 1982 -- (Planquette et al. 1996:118 [ref. 22818] as crypticus, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061] as crypticus, Melo et al. 2016:307 [ref. 34913], Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35633] as crypticus, Koerber et al. 2022:25 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759] as aff. cryptica). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis cryptica Vari 1982. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco and eastern Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

evelynae, Curimatopsis Géry [J.] 1964:47, Figs. 13-14 [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 12 (no. 5, Jan.); ref. 1582] Río Manacacias into upper Río Meta, at Restrepo, Colombia. Holotype: USNM 198644. Paratypes: Géry coll. M.365 (orig. 13), MNHN 1982-0764 (1), USNM 198638 [ex Géry M.365] (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Curimatopsis evelynae Géry 1964 -- (Vari 1982:23 [ref. 5485], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061], Melo et al. 2016:308 [ref. 34913], Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35633], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis evelynae Géry 1964. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Brazil and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

guaporensis, Curimatopsis Melo [B. F.] & Oliveira [C.] 2017:3, Fig. 1 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 91 (no. 2); ref. 35403] Córrego da Várzea in the road MT-199, Parque Estadual Serra de Ricardo Franco, Rio Guaporé, Rio Madeira, Amazon basin, Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 14°50'18"S, 60°04'14"W. Holotype: MZUSP 121189. Paratypes: DZSJRP, LBP. •Valid as Curimatopsis guaporensis Melo & Oliveira 2017. Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis guaporensis Melo & Oliveira 2017. Curimatidae. Distribution: Rio Guaporé, Rio Amazonas basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

jaci, Curimatopsis Melo [B. F.] & Oliveira [C.] 2017:10, Figs. 4, 5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 91 (no. 2); ref. 35403] Rio Teles Pires, Rio Cristalino, upriver Thaimaçu lodge, Rio São Benedito drainage, Pará, Jacareacanga, Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Jacareacanga, Pará, Brazil, 09°04'46"S, 56°31'51"W. Holotype: MZUSP 121197. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP, ZUEC. •Valid as Curimatopsis jaci Melo & Oliveira 2017 -- (Melo 2020:9 [ref. 37600]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis jaci Melo & Oliveira 2017. Curimatidae. Distribution: Rio São Benedito drainage, Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Curimatopsis Ahl [E.] 1931:207, Fig. 1 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1931 (nos. 4-7); ref. 16254] Amazon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 33934 (not 20818). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:91 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1982:13 [ref. 5485], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061], Dillman & Vari 2024:317 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepis, Curimatus (Curimatopsis) Steindachner [F.] 1876:81 [33] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4225] Tabatinga, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 75992. Paralectotypes: NMW 68765-66 (4, 4), 75991 (2). On p. 81 of separate. Lectotype selected by Vari 1982:15 [ref. 5485]. •Valid as Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner 1876) -- (Vari 1982:13 [ref. 5485], Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:308 [ref. 34913], Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35633], Melo 2020:8 [ref. 37600], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Dillman & Vari 2024:317 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner 1876). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

maculosa, Curimatopsis Melo [B. F.], Vari [R. P.] & Oliveira [C.] 2016:304, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 27 (no. 4) for Dec.; ref. 34913] Monte Cristo, Lagoa de Santa Clara, Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Pará, Brazil, 4°05'00"S, 55°37'00"W. Holotype: MZUSP 118659. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Curimatopsis maculosa Melo, Vari & Oliveira 2016 -- (Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403], Melo 2020:9 [ref. 37600]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis maculosa Melo, Vari & Oliveira 2016. Curimatidae. Distribution: Middle and lower Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

melanura, Curimatopsis Dutra [G. M.], Melo [B. F.] & Netto-Ferreira [A. L.] 2018:516, Fig. 1 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 92 (no. 2); ref. 35799] Faro, unnamed stream tributary of the Rio Nhamundá, Rio Amazonas, Pará, Brazil, 01°42'23"S, 57°12'10"W. Holotype: MPEG 15335. Paratypes: LBP, MPEG. •Valid as Curimatopsis melanura Dutra, Melo & Netto-Ferreira 2018 -- (Melo 2020:9 [ref. 37600]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis melanura Dutra, Melo & Netto-Ferreira 2018. Curimatidae. Distribution: Rio Nhamundá drainage, lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Curimatopsis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:7 [West American Scientist v. 6 (no. 42); ref. 1252] Jatuarana, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 20344. Also described as new in Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889:414 [6] [ref. 1254]. See Géry 2007:107 [ref. 29224] for information on the type locality. •Valid as Curimatopsis microlepis Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Vari 1982:17 [ref. 5485], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061], Géry 2007:108 [ref. 29224], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:308 [ref. 34913], Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis microlepis Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

myersi, Curimatopsis Vari [R. P.] 1982:788, Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 95 (no. 4); ref. 8407] Swamp, 3 kilometers northwest of Lima, San Pedro Department, Paraguay, about 23°55'S, 56°29'W. Holotype: USNM 233602. Paratypes: (publ. as 39) AMNH 50002 (1); BMNH 1982.16.18.3 (1); CAS 50707 (1); MNHNP (8); MZUSP 20659 (1); UMMZ 209809-10 (11, 9); USNM 233601 (8, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:18 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:460 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Curimatopsis myersi Vari 1982 -- (Britski et al. 1999:74 [ref. 24147], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:54 [ref. 27061], Melo et al. 2016:308 [ref. 34913], Koerber et al. 2017:14 [ref. 35267], Melo & Oliveira 2017:14 [ref. 35403]). Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis myersi Vari 1982. Curimatidae. Distribution: Paraguay River basin: Brazil and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

pallida, Curimatopsis Melo [B. F.] & Oliveira [C.] 2017:6, Fig. 3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 91 (no. 2); ref. 35403] Igarapé at the right margin circa 20 km from mouth of Rio Cuieiras, Rio Negro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, approximately 02°41'51.8"S, 60°23'57.6"W. Holotype: MZUSP 121192. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Curimatopsis pallida Melo & Oliveira 2017. Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis pallida Melo & Oliveira 2017. Curimatidae. Distribution: Rio Negro, Rio Amazonas basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

sabana, Curimatopsis Melo [B. F.] 2020:3, Figs. 1, 4G-H [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 2): e200002; ref. 37600] Río Paragua, above second rapid upriver from the río Carapo mouth, río Caroni, Orinoco basin, Bolívar, Venezuela, approximately 5°35'35"N, 63°42'19"W. Holotype: AMNH 274996. Paratypes: AMNH, AUM, LBP. •Valid as Curimatopsis sabana Melo 2020. Current status: Valid as Curimatopsis sabana Melo 2020. Curimatidae. Distribution: Río Caroni drainage, Orinoco basin, western Guiana Shield, Bolívar, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.