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SU 6159 Chirostoma lermae Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899 Holotype  [Collection database record]
lermae, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:142, Fig. 19 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Said to have come from Laguna de Chapala, obtained in market at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6159. Paratypes: CAS-SU 6212 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. •Questionably the same as Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger 1900 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma sphyraena Boulenger 1900. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 6160 Chirostoma ocotlane Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899 Holotype  [Collection database record]
ocotlane, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:140, Fig. 18 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Lake Chapala near Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6160. Paratypes: BMNH 1900.9.29.61 (1) from Jordan, CAS-SU 6202 (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. •Questionably the same as Chirostoma lucius Boulenger 1900 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061] as ocotlanae). Current status: Uncertain as Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 6156 Chirostoma promelas Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899 Holotype  [Collection database record] Cited in original description as SU 6161.
promelas, Chirostoma Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:136, Fig. 14 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Market at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (said to come from Laguna de Chapala). Holotype: CAS-SU 6156. Paratypes: USNM 61274 [?ex CAS-SU 6161] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138] synonymized Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 and C. promelas Jordan & Snyder 1899, and gave peference to chapalae. •Valid as Chirostoma promelas Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:61 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia promelas (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma chapalae Jordan & Snyder 1899. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 6154 Eslopsarum arge Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.], 1899 Holotype  [Collection database record]
arge, Eslopsarum Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:133, Fig. 12 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Río Verde near Aguascalientes, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6154. Paratypes: ANSP 26895 (16, received from SU), ?BMNH 1900.9.29.168-171 [from Jordan] (4); CAS-SU 6211 (10). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:66 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Menidia arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Miller 2006:192 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899) -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:59 [ref. 22290], Barbour 2002:24 [ref. 27833], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:7 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Chirostoma arge (Jordan & Snyder 1899). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific Slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 27 Leuresthes crameri Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.], 1896 Syntype  [Collection database record]
crameri, Leuresthes Jordan [D. S.] & Evermann [B. W.] 1896:802 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47; ref. 2443] Ballenas Bay, near Cape Abreojos, Baja California, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 47583 [ex CAS-SU 27] (2), CAS-SU 27 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres 1860) -- (Dyer 1997:48 [ref. 23262]). Current status: Synonym of Leuresthes tenuis (Ayres 1860). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: marine.
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SU 23304 Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar [J.], 1919 Syntype  [Collection database record]
boekei, Melanorhinus Metzelaar [J.] 1919:38, Fig. 14 [Report on the fishes; ref. 2982] Oyster pond on St. Martin Island, West Indies. Syntypes: (12) CAS-SU 23304 (1), ZMA 100179 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:73 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919 -- (Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:520 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar 1919. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama and West Indies. Habitat: marine.
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CAS 78952 (IU 15144) Menidia venezuelae Eigenmann [C. H.], 1920 Syntype  [Collection database record]
venezuelae, Menidia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1920:12 [Indiana University Studies v. 7 (no. 44); ref. 11120] Río Tapa (tributary of Lake Valencia) at Tapa, Venezuela. Syntypes: CAS 78952 [ex IU 15144] (15, now 12). •Valid as Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann 1920) -- (Chernoff 1986:241 [ref. 5847]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella venezuelae (Eigenmann 1920). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Tapa River basin, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.
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SU 37060 Nectarges nepenthe Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.], 1942 Holotype  [Collection database record]
nepenthe, Nectarges Myers [G. S.] & Wade [C. B.] 1942:130, Pl. 19 [Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 5); ref. 3134] Off Arroyo de San Luis, southern Baja California Sur, Mexico, 23°10'30"N, 109°27'45"W, at surface over bottom depth of 5 fathoms (9.1 meters). Holotype: CAS-SU 37060. Paratypes: LACM 20100 [ex CAS-SU 37061] (2), 21558 (1); CAS-SU 2689 (1), 37061 (orig. 10, now 7), 37062-63 (3, 1); USNM 119020 [ex CAS-SU 37061] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade 1942) -- (Chernoff 1986:245 [ref. 5847], Lavenberg & Chernoff in Fischer et al. 1995:896 [ref. 22829], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:60 [ref. 24545] as nephente, Pequeño 1997:82 [ref. 23536] as nephente, Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:195 [ref. 24555], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:195 [ref. 24550] as nephente, Dyer 2000:104 [ref. 26677], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:517 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:97 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:63 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:401 [ref. 34894], Love et al. 2021:92 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40505], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:182 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella nepenthe (Myers & Wade 1942). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to Peru, including southern Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.
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SU 11961 Pisciregia beardsleei Abbott [J. F.], 1899 Holotype  [Collection database record]
beardsleei, Pisciregia Abbott [J. F.] 1899:342 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 51; ref. 1] Callao, Peru. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 11961 [temp. CAS 111961]. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291]. •Mention -- (Dyer 2000:105 [ref. 26677]). •Synonym of Basilichthys semotilus (Cope 1874) -- (Dyer 1997:50 [ref. 23262], Dyer 1998:536 [ref. 23858], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:518 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Basilichthys semotilus (Cope 1874). Atherinopsidae: Atherinopsinae. Habitat: freshwater.
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CAS 47433 (IU 13871) Thyrina colombiensis Hubbs [C. L.], 1920 Holotype  [Collection database record]
colombiensis, Thyrina Hubbs [C. L.] 1920:4 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 88; ref. 15239] Río Telembi, a tributary of Río Patia, Pacific slope of southern Colombia. Holotype: CAS 47433 [ex IU 13871]. Paratypes: ANSP 92433 (1); BMNH 1920.12.20.149-150 [from Eigenman] (2?); CAS 47431-32 [ex IU 13869-70] (6, 9), 47435 [ex IU 13871] (11) 47436 [ex IU 13868] (11); ?CM 7485, ?7486, ?7487; FMNH 58483-84 (3, 5), 69728 (16); UMMZ 55006 (6). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:83 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:23 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Atherinella colombiensis (Hubbs 1920) -- (Chernoff 1986:241 [ref. 5847], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella colombiensis (Hubbs 1920). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: (Pacific slope) Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.
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SU 2685 Thyrina crystallina Jordan [D. S.] & Culver [G. B.], 1895 Syntype  [Collection database record]
crystallina, Thyrina Jordan [D. S.] & Culver [G. B.] in Jordan 1895:420 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Río Presidio, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1895.5.27.160-165 [from Jordan] (6), CAS-SU 2685 (26), USNM 47440 (3), ZMB 14066 [ex CAS-SU 2876] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Paepke & Seegers 1986:177 [ref. 19981]. Original says, "Type, No. 2686 L.S. Jr. Univ. Mus.", but that lot contains many specimens. •Valid as Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver 1895) -- (Chernoff 1986:160 [ref. 5848], Chernoff 1986:242 [ref. 5847] with subspecies, Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:57 [ref. 22290], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:193 [ref. 24550], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:97 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:189 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:6 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:99 [ref. 32708], Page et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver 1895). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Pacific slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.
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SU 2688 Thyrina evermanni Jordan [D. S.] & Culver [G. B.], 1895 Lectotype & Paralectotype  [Collection database record]
evermanni, Thyrina Jordan [D. S.] & Culver [G. B.] in Jordan 1895:419, Pl. 33 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5; ref. 2394] Estuary at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico. Lectotype: CAS-SU 2688 (1 of 9). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1895.5.27.158-159 [from Jordan] (2), CAS=SU 2688 (12, now 8 plus lectotype), USNM 47494 (1), ZMB 14065 [ex CAS-SU 2688] (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:67 [ref. 12291], Paepke & Seegers 1986:177 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 124, p. 3260 in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] if figured specimen is identifiable. •Valid as Atherinella evermanni (Jordan & Culver 1895) -- (Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:193 [ref. 24550], Dyer 2000:104 [ref. 26677]). •Synonym of Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver 1895) -- (Chernoff 1986:177 [ref. 5848], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061], Miller 2006:189 [ref. 28615]). Current status: Synonym of Atherinella crystallina (Jordan & Culver 1895). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.
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CAS 47404 (IU 11214) Thyrina meeki Miller [N.], 1907 Holotype  [Collection database record] Fig. is poor photograph. No indication that fig. spec. is type.
meeki, Thyrina Miller [N.] 1907:110, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 23 (art. 2); ref. 15160] Río Montagua, eastern coast of Guatemala. Holotype: CAS 47404 [ex IU 11214]. Paratypes: AMNH 1329 (1), 1385 (4), 1394 (2), 1414 (2); CAS 47434 [ex IU 11218] (4); FMNH 7934-35 (3, 4), 7963 (6), 7969 (1), 56177-80 (4, 5, 1, 3); NMW 84462-64 (3, 2, 2), 87599-603 (1, 5, 2, 4, 3); USNM 73935 (2), 73954-56 (1, 1, 5), 73965 (4); ZSM 10156 [ex NMW 87559] (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:83 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Atherinella meeki (Miller 1907) -- (Chernoff 1986:244 [ref. 5847], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:516 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Atherinella meeki (Miller 1907). Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope, Guatemala and Honduas. Habitat: freshwater.
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