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Species in the genus Lepthoplosternum: [ 6 ] records

altamazonicum, Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] 1997:318, Fig. 318 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 22747] Río Ucayali, Pucallpa, Peru. Holotype: MHNG 2551.01. Paratypes: MCP 17296 (1), 17301 (2), 17313 (3, 2 c&s); MHNG 2157.23 (2), 2157.26, 2388.94 (6); MZUSP 26425 (1); NRM 15420 (3); CAS-SU 58853 (1); USNM 284581 (1). Type catalog: Weber 1998:10 [ref. 32707], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum Reis 1997 -- (Reis 1998:353 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum altamazonicum Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

beni, Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] 1997:319, Fig. 15 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 22747] Tambopata Reserve, 12°15'S, 69°17'W, Madre de Dios, Peru. Holotype: USNM 329424. Paratypes: AMNH 58760 (4); MCP 17299 (1), 17300 (6, 2 c&s); USNM 302276 (2), 302284 (12), 304582 (2), 305858 (26). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum beni Reis 1997 -- (Reis 1998:353 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum beni Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Madeira River basin in Beni region of Bolivia and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

pectoralis, Callichthys Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:525 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Monte Sociedad, Chaco Dept., Paraguay. Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5.17.57. Paralectotypes: (several) BMNH 1895.5.17.58-61 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Knaack 2006:54 [ref. 30731]. •Valid as Hoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger 1895) -- (Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], de Oliveira & de Moraes Junior 1997:2 [ref. 23461], Britski et al. 1999:125 [ref. 24147]). •Valid as Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger 1895) -- (Reis 1997:316 [ref. 22747], Reis 1998:353 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:132 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Knaack 2006:49 [ref. 30731], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], Zarucki et al. 2010:192 [ref. 34811], Litz & Koerber 2014:23 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:39 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:56 [ref. 35267], Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum pectorale (Boulenger 1895). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay River basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

stellatum, Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] & Kaefer [C. C.] 2005:725, Figs. 1A, 2 [Copeia 2005 (no. 4); ref. 28481] Igarapé Repartimento, tributary of Lago Tefé, 1.5 kilometers downstream from bridge on Tefé-Agrovila road, 3°24'28"S, 64°44'10"W, Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 35599. Paratypes: MCP 30651 (7, 1 c&s); UF 146223 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum stellatum Reis & Kaefer 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum stellatum Reis & Kaefer 2005. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Tefé Lake tributary, upper Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

tordilho, Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] 1997:321, Fig. 16 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 7 (no. 4); ref. 22747] Marginal lagoon near sanga do Junco, on dust road between highway BR-116 and Barra do Ribeiro, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 16310. Paratypes: MCP 16308 (3), 16309 (2, c&s); UFRGS 901-02 (1, 2), 966 (2), 4195 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum tordilho Reis 1997 -- (Reis 1998:353 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum tordilho Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Jacui River drainage, southern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

ucamara, Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] & Kaefer [C. C.] 2005:728, Figs. 1C, 4 [Copeia 2005 (no. 4); ref. 28481] Small creek into cocho Zapote, tributary to Río Pacaya, 5°20'16"S, 74°29'10"W, Río Ucayali drainage, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, Loreto, Peru. Holotype: MUSM 23000. Paratypes: MCP 29316 (3, 1 c&s), 29318 (3, 1 c&s), 29329 (1), 29582 (1), 34560 (3); MUSM 23001 (2); UF 146222 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum ucamara Reis & Kaefer 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum ucamara Reis & Kaefer 2005. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: South America: Ucayli River, Peru, and Japurá River mouth (Brazil and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.