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CAS 24754 (IU 11984) Corydoras potaroensis Myers [G. S.], 1927 Lectotype  [Collection database record]
potaroensis, Corydoras Myers [G. S.] 1927:126 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Creek below Potaro Landing (5°20'N, 59°05'W), Potaro River, Essequibo, Guyana. Lectotype: CAS 24754 [ex IU 11984]. Paralectotypes: CAS 24755 [ex IU 11984] (3), FMNH 53127 [ex CM 1561], MCZ 31576 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:123 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:208 [ref. 6910], Ferraris 2007:123 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Corydoras potaroensis Myers 1927 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:208 [ref. 6910], Burgess 1989:367 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:233 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:301 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:123 [ref. 29155], Tencatt & Pavanelli 2015:294 [ref. 35434], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:[13] [ref. 34353], Tencatt & Evers 2016:[11] [ref. 34387], Tencatt et al. 2016:[17] [ref. 34388]). Current status: Valid as Corydoras potaroensis Myers 1927. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: Potaro River basin, Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.
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