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Species in the genus Orthospinus: [ 3 ] records

cisalpinoi, Buritia Brant [V.] 1974:148, Fig. [Arquivos do Museu de Historia Natural Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais v. 1; ref. 628] Rio São Francisco, Barra do Pimenta, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype: MHNI 141. Paratypes: MHNI 042 (1), 142-146 (5). •Synonym of Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Reis 1989:43 [ref. 14219]). Current status: Synonym of Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

franciscensis, Fowlerina Eigenmann [C. H.] 1914:45 [Indiana University Studies No. 20; ref. 1230] Lagoas of Rio Grande at Barreiras, Rio São Francisco system, Bahia, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 56426 [ex CM 5240]. Paratypes: (130+, CM and IU) CAS 44267 [ex IU 13195] (4), FMNH 15021-24 (4), 56741-50 (20, 2, 7, 2, 5, 20, 27, 7, 26, 23). Additional material: MCZ 20921 (3). Type catalog: Henn 1928:68 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:36 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Reis 1989:43 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061], Reis et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34496], Silva et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37809]). Current status: Valid as Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

franciscoensis, Ephippicharax Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Myers 1929:506, Pl. 70 (figs. 3 & 5) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 43 (pt 5); ref. 1263] Barreiras, Lagoa do Rio Grande, Brazil. Holotype: CM 5240. Paratypes: CM 5561-5570 (more than 130), MCZ (3). •Synonym of Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914) -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann 1914). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.