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Aphyocharax pusillus
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, 1868: 480. Type locality: Huallaga and Xeberos [Amazon River Basin, Peru]. Syntypes: (1) BMNH 1867.6.13.46, (2) BMNH 1867.6.13.58-59.
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<taxonomicName id="AF6BE36D49D09BA801CE1FC2AFAA658F" family="Characidae" genus="Chirodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chirodon alburnus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alburnus">Chirodon alburnus</taxonomicName>
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, 1869:424: Type locality: Peruvian Amazons [Amazon River Basin, Peru]. Lectotype: BMNH 1869.5.21.10; Paralectotypes: (3) BMNH 1869.5.21.11-13. New synonym.
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<paragraph id="E15316BF560304A499BC9C4F7B3DCEC9" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Material examined.</paragraph>
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BMNH 1867.6.13.46, 1 (Syntype), Huallaga and Xeberos [Amazon River Basin, Peru], Mr. Bartlett. BMNH 1867.6.13.58-59, 2 (Syntypes), Huallaga and Xeberos [Amazon River Basin, Peru], Mr. Bartlett. BMNH 1869.5.21.10, 1 (Lectotype of
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), [Amazon River, Peru]. BMNH 1869.5.21.11-13, 3 (Paralectotypes of
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), [Amazon River, Peru].
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<paragraph id="A6679C724815C57DF3ED57799F494C1C" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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differs from all of its congeners, except
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, by having black or dark brown middle caudal-fin rays (Figs 1-3;
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, fig. 2).
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) [vs. more maxillary teeth spread along 2/3 of the maxillary extension (Fig. 4A].
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Figure 1. Syntypes of
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: BMNH 1867.6.13.58-59. Photographed by Kevin Webb.
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Figure 2. Lectotype of
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: BMNH 1869.5.21.10. Photographed by Harry Taylor.
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Figure 3. Recently preserved specimens of
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: ANSP 178013, 4, 33.1-54.8 mm SL, Peru, Loreto, Rio Napo (Amazon river basin), right bank just upstream from mouth of Mazan river, near town of Mazan (
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). Photographed by Mark Sabaj Perez.
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<paragraph id="4E88ACCE410F67B1E9436BFE87060996" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Morphological notes.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FC42676C311D0CF866EEEA4E388A34D2" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Meristic data of the type specimens are presented in Table 1. Body shape generally fusiform, slightly elongate, greatest body depth slightly anterior to dorsal-fin base. Dorsal body profile straight or slightly convex from snout to vertical through anterior nostrils; straight or slightly convex from posterior nostrils to tip of supraoccipital bone; straight or slightly convex from this point to dorsal-fin origin; slightly convex along dorsal-fin base; postdorsal profile straight from base of last dorsal-fin ray to adipose-fin origin; slightly concave from adipose-fin to end of caudal peduncle. Ventral profile convex from snout to pelvic-fin insertion; straight or slightly convex from this point to anal-fin origin; straight and posterodorsally-aligned along anal-fin base; postventral profile slightly concave from base of last anal-fin ray to end of caudal peduncle. Snout rounded. Mouth terminal, Lower jaw protrudes slightly beyond upper jaw when mouth closed; aligned approximately to middle of eye. Long and truncated snout, with its length larger than orbital diameter. Mouth terminal; upper jaw slightly larger than lower one. Maxillary bone surpassing a vertical line through middle of the eye; maxillary teeth small and conical, spread along proximal half of the bone. Lateral line interrupted; last scale on caudal-fin base.</paragraph>
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Table 1. Meristic data of
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1867.6.13.46
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1867.6.13.58-59
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1869.5.21.10
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1869.5.21.11-13
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<paragraph id="6B50865AFED1EEE8EB404F389121F1F3" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
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There no mention of the presence of a humeral spot in the original description of either
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or
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. Additionally, the type materials of both species do not show any humeral spot. The illustration of
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by
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<bibRefCitation id="80486E9068D81D2AB17B085A1DBFD976" author="Guenther, A" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" pagination="423 - 429" title="Descriptions of some species of fishes from the Peruvian Amazons." url="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07347.x" volume="2" year="1869">
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(1869
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, fig. 2), however, gives the impression of the possible presence of a very inconspicuous humeral spot. However, the examination of recently preserved specimens of
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evidences that a very inconspicuous humeral spot could be present on larger recently preserved specimens (Fig. 3). Thus, we conclude that: it does not exhibit a humeral spot on smaller specimens or on specimens preserved several years ago; or it could possess a very inconspicuous humeral spot on larger and recently preserved specimens (Figs 1-3;
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1869
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, fig. 2). Nominal taxa have black or dark brown middle caudal-fin rays (Figs 1-3;
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1869
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, fig. 2).
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<subSubSection id="53B1291FBCBC4FC95F4DBAD6CDFD3B51" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" type="remarks">
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<paragraph id="A0520F30322C0403467E23524470F70E" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="531303397306090AF0649AC006F2FD30" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
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<taxonomicName id="5062081CDD91D7EB914C95812AD83328" family="Characidae" genus="Aphyocharax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Aphyocharax pusillus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pusillus">Aphyocharax pusillus</taxonomicName>
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is the type species of the genus, designated by monotypy. The specimens were collected by Mr. Bartlett in Xeberos and Huallaga (Amazon River Basin, Peru), and succinctly described by
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<bibRefCitation id="6E45CFBF0FEBF92549375A6D0A4A1470" author="Guenther, A" journalOrPublisher="Annals and Magazine of Natural History" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" pagination="475 - 481" title="Diagnoses of some new freshwater fishes from Surinam and Brazil, in the collection of the British Museum." url="https://doi.org/10.1080/00222936808695733" volume="1" year="1868">
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(1868)
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; A.
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did not, however, state the number of specimens used for the description.
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<bibRefCitation id="41BA374885D651A2B3F9407FF10E6674" author="Eschmeyer, WN" journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" url="http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp" year="2018">Eschmeyer et al. (2018)</bibRefCitation>
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cite two lots as syntypes (BMNH 1867.6.13.46, 1 syntype, and BMNH 1867.6.13.58-59, 2 syntypes), and this material was examined in the present work.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="94242C001E30ABA369DA272078C0BF1F" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
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<taxonomicName id="8A4C7E2DA8322B9B4F384CAEE567F2C3" family="Characidae" genus="Chirodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chirodon alburnus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alburnus">Chirodon alburnus</taxonomicName>
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was succinctly described by
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(1869)
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as belonging to the genus
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, 1864 because he overlooked the presence of maxillary teeth on the type specimens of
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<taxonomicName id="F50EA31B5F224E851B810F04A0316E0E" lsidName="C. alburnus" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" rank="species" species="alburnus">C. alburnus</taxonomicName>
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. According to Maclaine (per. com.), Rosana Souza-Lima designated the specimens BMNH 1869.5.21.10 and BMNH 1869.5.21.11-13 as the lectotype and paralectotypes, respectively, of
|
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<taxonomicName id="D2CA5AA54013B907AC0C2E082F586F89" family="Characidae" genus="Chirodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chirodon alburnus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alburnus">Chirodon alburnus</taxonomicName>
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in 2003, but that designation was never published. We concur, and so formally designate BMNH 1869.5.21.10 and BMNH 1869.5.21.11-13 as the lectotype and paralectotypes, respectively, of
|
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8828E6AE6F7F0A527D604A052D883B9C" pageId="0" pageNumber="393">
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Based on the information presented here (type material examination, original descriptions, and the literature) we conclude that
|
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<taxonomicName id="719D6BBF7EB96992A8546106DD5E72BF" family="Characidae" genus="Chirodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chirodon alburnus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alburnus">Chirodon alburnus</taxonomicName>
|
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is a junior synonym of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="E78C6619CC1772357F317C019CD22E45" family="Characidae" genus="Aphyocharax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Aphyocharax pusillus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pusillus">Aphyocharax pusillus</taxonomicName>
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- as there are no clear diagnostic character states that distinguish those two species. Additionally, the type locality of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="490236B9F2B9562B5ACFEB04EA586ED5" family="Characidae" genus="Chirodon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chirodon alburnus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alburnus">Chirodon alburnus</taxonomicName>
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is imprecise ("Peruvian Amazon"), encompassing the type locality of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C25399CAF71FA6EAB62EFECD1B1311F3" family="Characidae" genus="Aphyocharax" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Aphyocharax pusillus" order="Characiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="393" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pusillus">Aphyocharax pusillus</taxonomicName>
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.
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