Species that contain: Odontesthes and argentinensis [ 9 ] records

alba, Kronia de Buen [F.] 1953:59, Figs. 34-37 [Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, São Paulo v. 4 (no. 1-2); ref. 694] Laguna de Rocha, Depto. de Rocha, Uruguay. Holotype: MHNM CI 1801 [ex VT 1068]. Paratypes: MHNM CI 1802 [ex VT 1069] (1), Depto. Oceanogr. SOYP (1). Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:6 [ref. 23527], Loureiro et al. 2016:413 [ref. 35150]. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

argentinensis, Atherina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:472 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Montevideo, Uruguay. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1917.7.14.52 (1) Beagle specimen; MNHN A-4362 (3), A-4363 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1971:702 [ref. 21541]. •Valid as Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Gállego et al. 1998:105 [ref. 25010], Dyer & Gosztonyi 1999:215 [ref. 24265], Beheregaray & Levy 2000:441 [ref. 24456], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:84 [ref. 25942], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202], Malabarba & Dyer 2002:260 [ref. 26538], López et al. 2002:64 [ref. 26808], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061], Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:66 [ref. 27192], Dyer 2006:78 [ref. 30646], Di Dario et al. 2011:548 [ref. 31478], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Fabiano et al. 2014:8 [ref. 33530], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098], Nión et al. 2016:41 [ref. 35565], Wingert et al. 2017:524 [ref. 35244], Ribeiro et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36717], D'Anatro et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37618], Koerber et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37480], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Koerber et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38894], Carvalho-Filho 2023:95 [ref. 40480], Koerber et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:164 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: São Paulo (Brazil) south to Bahia Blanca (Argentina). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

charruanus, Basilichthys bonariensis var. Lahille [F.] 1929:319, Fig. 11 [Boletin del Ministerio de Agricultura de la Nación (Buenos Aires) 28 (no. 3) (for July-Sept. 1929); ref. 9887] Coast of Patagonia, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Holotype: MACN 5178. Type catalog: Braga & Piacentino 1994:100 [ref. 23697] as charuanus. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

iguapensis, Kronia Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Trematolepides p. 10 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 17; ref. 3711] Iguapé, São Paulo, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 1351. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:394 [ref. 12732]. On p. 42 when continuously paginated. •Valid as Odontesthes iguapensis (Miranda Ribeiro 1915) -- (Menezes et al. in Menezes et al. 2003:66 [ref. 27192]). •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Dyer 2000:108 [ref. 26677], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

iheringi, Pseudothyrina Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1915:Trematolepides p. 11 [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 17; ref. 3711] Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lectotype: MNRJ 2369A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 2369 (1). Type information: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:394-395 [ref. 12732] as Pseudothryina iheringi. On p. 43 when continuously paginated. Spelled jheringi in original, with "Dedico a especie ao Dr. Hermann von Jhering, o autor dos "Peixes da Costa do Mar do Rio Grande do Sul"." The correct spelling is Ihering, and the name iheringi is used by Miranda Ribeiro 1918:43 [ref. 20859]; we regard jheringi as a lapsus. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:395 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps specimen not isolated]. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858] as jheringi, Dyer 2000:108 [ref. 26677], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202] as jheringi, Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lessonii, Atherina Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1835:471 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 10; ref. 1004] Santa Catarina, Brazil. No types known. Based on a drawing. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858] with question, Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061] with question, Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

propinquus, Basilichthys bonariensis var. Lahille [F.] 1929:320, Fig. 12 [Boletin del Ministerio de Agricultura de la Nación (Buenos Aires) 28 (no. 3) (for July-Sept. 1929); ref. 9887] Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

rex, Kronia de Buen [F.] 1953:64, Figs. 38-41 [Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, São Paulo v. 4 (no. 1-2); ref. 694] La Paloma, Depto. de Rocha, Uruguay. Holotype: MHNM CI 1803 [ex VT 1050]. Paratypes: (4). Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:6 [ref. 23527], Loureiro et al. 2016:413 [ref. 35150]. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer 1998:535 [ref. 23858], Bemvenuti 2002:256 [ref. 26202], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

thomasii, Menidia Meinken [H.] 1931:377, fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 42 (no. 24); ref. 16305] Uruguay. Syntypes: (2) ?KHMM. •Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:521 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:5 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098]). Current status: Synonym of Odontesthes argentinensis (Valenciennes 1835). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.