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eimekei, Pterophyllum Ahl [E.] 1928:31, Fig. [Das Aquarium: eine Zeitschrift mit Bildern für Liebhaber, Schulen und Naturfreunde, Berlin 1928 (no. 2); ref. 35573] Rio Negro of Amazon River. Syntypes: MNHN [ex ZMB] 1929-0012 (1), ZMB 32396 (orig. 5, now 4). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:221 [ref. 20868], Paepke & Schindler 2013:270 [ref. 32895] with a holotype as largest in ZMB 32396.. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:96 [ref. 21847]. Described in more detail by Ahl 1928:252 [ref. 15830]. •Uncertain in genus Pterophyllum -- (Schindler 2001:74 [ref. 38783]). •Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823) -- (Kullander 1986:210 [ref. 12439], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:641 [ref. 27061], Schindler 2003:83 [ref. 27489]). Current status: Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.


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