Relationships of the New World cichlid genus Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with diagnoses for the genus and its species.
Author
Prosanta Chakrabarty
Author
John S. Sparks
text
Zootaxa
2007
1523
59
64
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Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859
Heros nicaraguensis
Guenther
1864
.
Diagnosis.
Hypsophrys unimaculatus
is diagnosed as the only
Hypsophrys
with a centrally positioned spot on the flank (Figure 4; versus a bar or no marking) and caniniform teeth (versus spatulate).
Remarks. We agree with Kullander & Hartel (1997) that
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (
Guenther
1864)
is a junior subjective synonym of
Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859
but find their suggested suppression of the senior synonym in violation of ICZN Article 23. Therefore, this species should be recognized under its valid name
Hypsophrys unimaculatus
despite the relative familiarity of the junior synonym.