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Species in the genus Semaprochilodus: [ 9 ] records

amazonensis, Prochilodus Fowler [H. W.] 1906:316, Fig. 15 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58; ref. 1373] Lower Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21350. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus amazonensis (Fowler 1906) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:152 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841). Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brama, Prochilodus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:82 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Rio Tocantins, at São João das Duas Barras, Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-1066 (dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:35 [ref. 19577]. Details of original locality from Castro & Vari 2004:151 [ref. 28606]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus brama (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:147 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus brama (Valenciennes 1850). Prochilodontidae. Distribution: Tocantins and Xingu River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

insignis, Prochilodus Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1841:261, Pl. 30 [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana; ref. 18707] Rio Branco, Amazon system, South America. No types known. •Valid as Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:152 [ref. 28606], Barriga Salazar 2014:105 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:85, 186 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37774], Silvano et al. 2020:145 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841). Prochilodontidae. Distribution: South America: central and western portions of Amazon River basin and tributary rivers (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

kneri, Prochilodus Pellegrin [J.] 1909:155 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 15; ref. 21553] Orinoco River, Venezuela. Lectotype: MNHN 1887-0708. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1887-0709 and 0710 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:36 [ref. 19577]. Lectotype selected by Castro & Vari 2003:161 [ref. 28606]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus kneri (Pellegrin 1909) -- (Taphorn 1992:487 [ref. 23654], Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:158 [ref. 28606], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus kneri (Pellegrin 1909). Prochilodontidae. Distribution: Amazon and Orinoco river basins: Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

laticeps, Prochilodus Steindachner [F.] 1879:150 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 16 (no. 15) (for 19 June 1879); ref. 20478] Bolivar, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:152 [p. 4 in separate] [ref. 18782]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus laticeps (Steindachner 1879) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:161 [ref. 28606], DoNascimiento 2016:530 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Castro 2024:402 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus laticeps (Steindachner 1879). Prochilodontidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

squamilentus, Semaprochilodus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:172, Fig. 83 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Parnahyba, Therezina, Piauhy, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 69480. Paratypes: ANSP 69481 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621] with note on status [locality may be in error]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus squamilentus Fowler 1941. •Synonym of Semaprochilodus brama (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:147 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Semaprochilodus brama (Valenciennes 1850). Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniurus, Curimatus Valenciennes [A.] in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821:166 [Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 2 (Title page 1833); ref. 5612] Upper Rio Negro system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8641(dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:35 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus taeniurus (Valenciennes 1821) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061] dated 1817, Castro & Vari 2003:152 [ref. 28606] dated 1817, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:43 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:150 [ref. 38133]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus taeniurus (Valenciennes 1821). Prochilodontidae. Distribution: South Amwerica: central portions of Amazon River basin and tributaries (Brazil and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

theraponura, Prochilodus Fowler [H. W.] 1906:313, Fig. 14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58; ref. 1373] Ambyiacu River, Ecuador [= Rio Ambiyacu, Peru]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8033. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:148 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus theraponura (Fowler 1906) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:11 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841) -- (Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:152 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Synonym of Semaprochilodus insignis (Jardine 1841). Prochilodontidae. Habitat: freshwater.

varii, Semaprochilodus Castro [R. M. C.] 1988:504, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 101 (no. 3); ref. 6684] Marowijne River, Marowijne District, about 25 kilometers south of Albina, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 106222. Paratypes: AMNH 16406 (1); MZUSP 37177-78 (2); USNM 285719 (4, 1 c&s); ZMA 106372 (5), 119877 (6). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:39 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:496 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Semaprochilodus varii Castro 1988 -- (Planquette et al. 1996:136 [ref. 22818], Castro & Vari in Reis et al. 2003:68 [ref. 27061], Castro & Vari 2003:168 [ref. 28606]). Current status: Valid as Semaprochilodus varii Castro 1988. Prochilodontidae. Distribution: Marowijne (= Maroni) River basin: French Guiana and Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.