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Species in the genus Priapella: [ 6 ] records

bonita, Gambusia Meek [S. E.] 1904:132, Fig. 39 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Río Tonto at Refugio, Veracruz, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4630 (1 of 2). Paratypes: (57, 2 localities) FMNH 4619 (1), 4631 (52), 72583 (3); MNHN 1905-0426 (5); USNM 94299 [ex FMNH 4631] (2), BMNH 1904.12.6.403-407 (6). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:37 [ref. 12367] with remark that holotype may be lost or mixed with paratypes [it may be in USNM 94299, L. Parenti pers. comm.]. •Valid as Priapella bonita (Meek 1904) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:61 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:53 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:674 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:571 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:105 [ref. 27807], Miller et al. 2006:251 [ref. 28615], Schartl et al. 2006:59 [ref. 28754], Lucinda & Reis 2005:39 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:22 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2011:91 [ref. 31377], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:309 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:132 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:463 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella bonita (Meek 1904). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Motzorongo, upper Río Papaloapan basin, Atlantic slope of Oaxaca and Veracruz (Mexico) [probably extinct]. Habitat: freshwater.

chamulae, Priapella Schartl [M.], Meyer [M. K.] & Wilde [B.] 2006:61, Figs. 1-5 [Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum für Tierkunde. v. 55; ref. 28754] Arryo 3 kilometers northwest of Tapijulapa, río Tacotalpa system, Tabasco, Mexico. Holotype: MTD F 28717. Paratypes: BMNH 2005.5.10.4-9 (6); MTD F 28718-22 (5); SMF 30086 (1). 30087 (6); ZEMK 39938-41 (4). •Valid as Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde 2006 -- (Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2011:91 [ref. 31377], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:310 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:133 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:463 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde 2006. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: upper Grijalva River system, Tabasco and Chiapas, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

compressa, Priapella Álvarez [J.] 1948:335, Figs. 1-2 [Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural v. 9 (nos 3-4); ref. 12994] Ruinas de Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Holotype: ENCB-IPN P188. Paratypes: (22) FMNH 50207 (1). •Valid as Priapella compressa Álvarez 1948 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:61 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:53 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:674 [ref. 23266], Ghedotti 2000:38 [ref. 27228], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:571 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:105 [ref. 27807], Schartl et al. 2006:59 [ref. 28754], Lucinda & Reis 2005:39 [ref. 29205], Miller et al. 2006:252 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2011:91 [ref. 31377], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:311 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:133 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:463 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella compressa Álvarez 1948. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: watersheds of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico tributaries, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedia, Priapella Álvarez [J.] & Carranza [J.] 1952:284 [Ciencia (Mexico City) v. 11 (nos 10-12) 1951; ref. 12633] Santa María Chimalapa, Arroyo El Zacatal, Oaxaca, southeastern Mexico. Holotype: CJA. Paratypes: (114) AMNH 27484 [ex USNM 162502] (2, c&s); CAS-SU 17486 (3); UMMZ 163236 (5); USNM 162502 (orig. 11, now 9). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291], Parenti et al. 1999:16 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza 1952 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:61 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:53 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:674 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:16 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:571 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:105 [ref. 27807], Miller et al. 2006:252 [ref. 28615], Schartl et al. 2006:59 [ref. 28754], Lucinda & Reis 2005:39 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:22 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2011:91 [ref. 31377], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:313 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:133 [ref. 36941], López-Segovia et al. 2020:111 [ref. 38151], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:464 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza 1952. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Atlantic slope of southern Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

lacandonae, Priapella Meyer [M. K.], Schories [S.] & Schartl [M.] 2011:93, Figs. 1-5 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 61 (no. 1); ref. 31377] Río Mizola, above Cascada Misol-Ha, about 20 km south of Palenque along the road 186, río Tulijá basin, Chiapas, Mexico. Holotype: MTD F 32299. Paratypes: MTD F 32299-32307 (9); SMF 33545 (8), 33546 (10). •Valid as Priapella lacandonae Meyer, Schories & Schartl 2011 -- (Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:314 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:133 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:464 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella lacandonae Meyer, Schories & Schartl 2011. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Mizola drainage, middle Usumacinta River system, Chiapas, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

olmecae, Priapella Meyer [M. K.] & Espinosa Pérez [H.] 1990:122, Figs. 1-6 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 45 (no. 12); ref. 20156] Río de la Palma, about 10 kilometersnorth-northwest of Sontecomapan, 25 kilometersnorth-northeast of Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. Holotype: SMF 21157. Paratypes: IBUNAM-P 2798 (2), 2799 (orig. 7); UANL 10211 [ex IBUNAM P-2799] (2); SMF 21158 (now 7). Type catalog: Contreras-Balderas et al. 1998:5 [ref. 23752]. •Valid as Priapella olmecae Meyer & Espinosa Pérez 1990 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:53 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:674 [ref. 23266], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:571 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:105 [ref. 27807], Miller et al. 2006:253 [ref. 28615], Schartl et al. 2006:59 [ref. 28754], Lucinda & Reis 2005:39 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:22 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2011:91 [ref. 31377], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:315 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:133 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:147 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:464 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Priapella olmecae Meyer & Espinosa Pérez 1990. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Papaloapan basin, Atlantic slope of southern Veracruz (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.