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Species in the genus Astronotus: [ 8 ] records

compressus, Acara Cope [E. D.] 1872:256 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Lectotype: ANSP 9180. Paralectotypes: ANSP 9136 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:57 [ref. 13621], Kullander 1986:68, 353 [ref. 12439]. ANSP 9180 called holotype by Böhlke; interpreted (incorrectly) as lectotype designation by Kullander. Valid lectotype designation attributed to Kullander (p. 353). •Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Kullander 1986:61 [ref. 12439], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

crassipinnis, Acara Heckel [J. J.] 1840:357, Pl. 29 (figs. 5-8) [Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2; ref. 2064] Río Paraguay, Cáceres (formerly Villa María) and Caiçara, Río Guaporé near Mato Grosso, Rio Negro, Rio Branco, South America. Syntypes: (at least 5) NMW 58776 (1); NMW 24261 (1), 92455 (1, dry); SMF 2926 [ex NMW in 1844] (1). Type catalog: Kullander 1986: [ref. 12439]. •Valid as Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel 1840) -- (Kullander 1986:70 [ref. 12439], Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Lasso et al. 2001:101 [ref. 25928], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061], Koerber 2011:8 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:123, 188 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:56 [ref. 35117], Koerber 2016:142 [ref. 35012], Koerber et al. 2017:76 [ref. 35267], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Hablützel & Huanto 2020:50 [ref. 37939], dos Reis et al. 2020:471 [ref. 38364], Lozano et al. 2022:123 [ref. 39396]). Current status: Valid as Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel 1840). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

hyposticta, Acara Cope [E. D.] 1878:697 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21286. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:58 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Kullander 1986:61 [ref. 12439], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mikoljii, Astronotus Lozano [A. P.], Lasso-Alcalá [O. M.], Bittencourt [P. S.], Taphorn [D. C.], Perez [N.] & Farias [I. P.] 2022:118, Figs. 3-5A, 6A, 8A [ZooKeys No. 1113; ref. 39396] Pedro Camejo Municipio in a small stream, Arauca River drainage, Apure State, Venezuela, 07°33'14.08"N, 67°38'44.06"W. Holotype: MCNG 56677. Paratypes: ANSP, EBRG, INPA, MBUCV, MCNG, MHNLS. •Valid as Astronotus mikoljii Lozano, Lasso-Alcalá, Bittencourt, Taphorn, Perez & Farias 2022 -- (Lasso & Machado-Allison 2024:84 [ref. 42465]). Current status: Valid as Astronotus mikoljii Lozano, Lasso-Alcalá, Bittencourt, Taphorn, Perez & Farias 2022. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Northern South America: lower Orinoco River and Gulf of Paria basins (Venezuela and Colombia); introduced in other watersheds of Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellatus, Lobotes Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1831:129, Pl. 68 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Atlantic [in error]. No types known. Type catalog: Kullander 1986:68 [ref. 12439]. •Valid as Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Lee et al. 1980:763 [ref. 22416], Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Kullander 1986:61 [ref. 12439], Page & Burr 1991:327 [ref. 18983], Britski et al. 1999:149 [ref. 24147], Fuller et al. 1999:415 [ref. 25838], Lyons et al. 2000:67 [ref. 26594], Keith et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24547], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:75 [ref. 27366], Nelson et al. 2004:151 [ref. 27807], Menni 2004:87 [ref. 28131], Mundy 2005:419 [ref. 28379], Scharpf 2009:4 [ref. 30400], Koerber 2011:8 [ref. 31122], Page & Burr 2011:607 [ref. 31215], Hammer et al. 2012:66 [ref. 32389], Kottelat 2013:373 [ref. 32989], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:123, 188 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:99 [ref. 35633], Robins et al. 2018:368 [ref. 35886], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Silva et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37809], Silvano et al. 2020:329 [ref. 38134], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:28 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:51 [ref. 42137], Lozano et al. 2022:122 [ref. 39396], Chan et al. 2023:143 [ref. 40365], Çiçek et al. 2023:28 [ref. 40616], Page et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40505], Çiçek et al. 2024:327 [ref. 40789], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2024:560 [ref. 42662], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:57 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana and Peru. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Introduced elsewhere, including southeastern Brazil, southern Florida and Puerto Rico (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

orbiculatus, Astronotus Haseman [J. D.] 1911:331, Pl. 53 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (18); ref. 12510] Santarém, Amazon River, Pará. Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 53992 [ex CM 2515]. Paratypes: FMNH 53993 [ex CM 2516] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:95 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:12 [ref. 12367]. •Status uncertain -- (Kullander 1986:70 [ref. 12439]). •Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubroocellata, Cychla Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1843:153, Pl. 10 [The natural history of fishes of Guiana.--Part II; ref. 3948] Rio Negro and tributaries. No types known. Originally Cycla? rubro-ocellata. •Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061]). •Possibly valid as Astronotus rubroocellatus (Jardine 1843) -- (Lozano et al. 2022:138 [ref. 39396] as rubroocellata). Current status: Uncertain as Astronotus rubroocellatus (Jardine 1843). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Negro drainage, Brazil [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

zebra, Astronotus ocellatus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1904:183 [Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France v. 16 (nos 2-4); ref. 3419] Santarém, Amazon River, Pará. Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1902-0046. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:204 [ref. 20868]. •Status unclear -- (Kullander 1986:70 [ref. 12439]). •Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.