Characidium
| Characidium | |
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| Darter Characin (C. fasciatum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium J. T. Reinhardt, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Characidium fasciatum J. T. Reinhardt, 1867 | |
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Characidium is a large genus of South American darters (family Crenuchidae). They are mainly found in South America, but one species C. marshi is from Panama.
Species
There are currently 58 recognized species in this genus:
- Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955
- Characidium amaila Lujan, 2013 [1]
- Characidium bahiense V. G. Almeida, 1971
- Characidium bimaculatum Fowler, 1941
- Characidium boavistae Steindachner, 1915
- Characidium boehlkei Géry, 1972
- Characidium bolivianum N. E. Pearson, 1924
- Characidium borellii Boulenger, 1895
- Characidium brevirostre Pellegrin, 1909
- Characidium caucanum C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Characidium chupa L. P. Schultz, 1944
- Characidium crandellii Steindachner, 1915
- Characidium declivirostre Steindachner, 1915
- Characidium etheostoma Cope, 1872
- Characidium etzeli Zarske & Géry, 2001
- Characidium fasciatum J. T. Reinhardt, 1867 (Darter characin)
- Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956
- Characidium grajahuensis Travassos, 1944
- Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915
- Characidium heinianum Zarske & Géry, 2001
- Characidium heirmostigmata da Graҫa & Pavanelli, 2008
- Characidium interruptum Pellegrin, 1909
- Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949
- Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947
- Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967
- Characidium laterale Boulenger, 1895
- Characidium lauroi Travassos, 1949
- Characidium litorale Leitão & Buckup, 2014 [2]
- Characidium longum Taphorn, Montaña & Buckup, 2006
- Characidium macrolepidotum W. K. H. Peters, 1868
- Characidium marshi Breder, 1925
- Characidium mirim Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli & Buckup, 2013 [3]
- Characidium nupelia da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
- Characidium occidentale Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
- Characidium oiticicai Travassos, 1967
- Characidium orientale Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
- Characidium papachibe L. A. W. Peixoto & Wosiacki, 2013 [4]
- Characidium pellucidum C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Characidium phoxocephalum C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Characidium pteroides C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
- Characidium pterostictum A. L. Gomes, 1947
- Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882
- Characidium rachovii Regan, 1913
- Characidium roesseli Géry, 1965
- Characidium samurai Zanata & Camelier, 2014 [5]
- Characidium sanctjohanni Dahl, 1960
- Characidium schindleri Zarske & Géry, 2001
- Characidium schubarti Travassos, 1955
- Characidium serrano Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
- Characidium steindachneri Cope, 1878
- Characidium stigmosum M. R. S. de Melo & Buckup, 2002
- Characidium tenue Cope, 1894
- Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946
- Characidium vestigipinne Buckup & L. Hahn, 2000
- Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967
- Characidium xanthopterum Silveira, Langeani, da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
- Characidium xavante da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
- Characidium zebra C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
References
- ↑ Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana. Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.
- ↑ Leitão, R.P. & Buckup, P.A. (2014): A New Species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Coastal Basins of Serra do Mar, Southeastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014 (1): 14-22.
- ↑ Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L. & Buckup. P.A. (2013): A new miniature species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3664 (3): 361–368.
- ↑ Wanderley Peixoto, L.A. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2013): A New Species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Lower Amazon. Copeia, 2013 (1): 52-57.
- ↑ Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2014): A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from small coastal drainages in northeastern Brazil, with remarks on the pseudotympanum of some species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 333-342.