Curimatopsis

Curimatopsis is a genus of small South American fish in the family Curimatidae.[1] They are native to freshwater habitats in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay basins, as well as river of the Guianas.[2]

Curimatopsis
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Curimatopsis

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Curimatopsis cryptica Vari, 1982
  • Curimatopsis evelynae Géry, 1964
  • Curimatopsis guaporensis Melo & Oliveira, 2017[2]
  • Curimatopsis jaci Melo & Oliveira, 2017[2]
  • Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Curimatopsis maculosa B. F. Melo, Vari & C. de Oliveira, 2016[3]
  • Curimatopsis microlepis C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
  • Curimatopsis myersi Vari, 1982
  • Curimatopsis pallida Melo & Oliveira, 2017[2]
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Curimatopsis in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. Melo, B.F.; and C. Oliveira (2017). "Three new species of Curimatopsis (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Amazon basin". Journal of Fish Biology. 91 (2): 528–544. doi:10.1111/jfb.13360.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Melo, B.F., Vari, R.P. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Curimatopsis maculosa, a new species from the Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Curimatidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 303-308.


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