taxonID	type	description	language	source
67540966336FFFF4DB09584009F2DCDF.taxon	description	? Trygon garrapa Jardine, 1843 Trygon adans Schomburgk, 1849 Trygon mulleri Castelnau, 1855 Potamotrygon laticeps Garman, 1913 Potamotrygon alba Castex, 1963 Potamotrygon labradori Castex, 1963 Potamotrygon pauckei Castex, 1963 info records Mearim o Loboda (2010): specimens o Soares (2013): listing o Rincon et al. (2019): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Moro et al. (2012): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336CFFF7DB09587B0813DC27.taxon	description	Argentina carolina Linnaeus, 1766 Mugilomorus annacarolina Lacepède, 1803 Elops inermis Mitchill, 1814 Elops indicus Swainson, 1839 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336CFFF7DB095BAC0813DD74.taxon	description	records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336DFFF6DB09585109EADC5E.taxon	description	Anchoviella venezuelae Fowler, 1931 Anchoviella potiana Schultz & Menezes, 1951 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336DFFF6DB095B9D0E40D233.taxon	description	Engraulis brevis Poey, 1866 Stolephorus robertsi Jordan & Rutter, 1897 Stolephorus garmani Evermann & Marsh, 1899 Stolephorus gilberti Evermann & Marsh, 1899? Stolephorus maryuba Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 Hildebrandichthys setiger Schultz, 1949 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336DFFF6DB095C2D0F7CDE3E.taxon	description	Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Spix & Agassiz, 1829, jr. synonym of O. bicirrhosum (Cuvier, 1829) | Spix & Agassiz, pl. 25	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336AFFF1DB095DBB0988D810.taxon	description	Engraulis iquitensis Nakashima, 1941 Lycengraulis barbouri Hildebrand, 1943 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336AFFF1DB095F020E50DF62.taxon	description	> Engraulis janeiro Spix, 1829 Engraulis dentex Valenciennes, 1848 Engraulis olidus Günther, 1874 Anchovia abbotti Fowler, 1915 Clupea inermis Larrañaga, 1923 Clupea vigintiquiniradiata Larrañaga, 1923 Lycengraulis polymera Marini, 1935 Lycengraulis schroederi Hildebrand, 1943 Lycengraulis simulator Fuster de Plaza, 1962 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Engraulis janeiro Spix, 1829, jr. synonym of Lycengraulis Pterengraulis atherinoides (Linnaeus, 1766) grossidens (Agassiz, 1829) | Spix & Agassiz, pl. 24, fig. 1 Bloch, pl. 408, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336AFFF1DB0958F80E57DD13.taxon	description	Clupea hepsetoides Walbaum, 1792 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336AFFF1DB0958F80E57DD13.taxon	materials_examined	Engraulidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336AFFF0DB095AB80F42D8DB.taxon	description	Pellona orbignyana Valenciennes, 1847 records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality collections Parnaiba o MNRJ 29136 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Pellona flavipinnis (Valenciennes, 1837) Pristigaster phaeton Valenciennes, 1847, jr. synonym of Valenciennes, pl. 10, fig. 2 P. cayana Cuvier, 1829 | Castelnau, pl. 28, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336BFFF0DB095BE409A8DD77.taxon	description	Parnaiba o Zanata et al. (2018): type locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336BFFF0DB095E200F51DF11.taxon	description	Pristigaster martii Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Pristigaster americanus Guérin-Méneville, 1844> Pristigaster phaeton Valenciennes, 1847 records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MNRJ 39675, 49052, 49754 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336BFFF0DB095E200F51DF11.taxon	materials_examined	Pristigasteridae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336BFFF3DB095A200999DBE6.taxon	description	Characidium fasciadorsale Fowler, 1914 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub C. cf. zebra o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. aff. zebra o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. aff. zebra Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966336BFFF3DB095A200999DBE6.taxon	materials_examined	Crenuchidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663368FFF3DB095FC4098ADC14.taxon	description	Erythrinus salvus Agassiz, 1829 Erythrinus vittatus Valenciennes, 1846 Pseuderythrinus rosapinnis Hoedeman, 1950 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Agassiz, 1829) Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 19 Bloch, pl. 392	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663368FFF2DB095A0509F2DE6C.taxon	description	Erythrinus macrodon Agassiz, 1829 Erythrinus trahira Agassiz, 1829 Macrodon tareira Valenciennes, 1846 Macrodon ferox Gill, 1858 Esox tararira Larrañaga, 1923 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Pires et al. (2020): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Pires et al. (2020): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens o Pires et al. (2020): listing Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Pires et al. (2020): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663369FFF2DB09585D0911DCFC.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Travassos (1957): [erroneous] type locality o Pavanelli (1999): specimens, correction of type locality MA state o Pavanelli (2003): listing, correction of type locality o Pavanelli (2007): listing remarks In the original description the type locality was stated as being in the state of Goiás. Pavanelli (1999, 2003) corrected this to Maranhão. Guimarães et al. (2021 a) list specimens from the Tocantins basin in Pará, very close to the border with Maranhão.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663369FFF2DB09585D0911DCFC.taxon	materials_examined	Parodontidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Apareiodon davisi Fowler, 1941 | in Ramos (2012) for Parnaíba basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663369FFEDDB095AEA08D2D8B7.taxon	description	Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Cynodon gibbus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 27	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663376FFEDDB095E530E40D999.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663376FFECDB095ABF0E40DB4A.taxon	description	Myletes oculus Cope, 1872 Myletes nigripinnis Cope, 1878 Melloina tambaqui Amaral Campos, 1946 records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663377FFECDB095B030E40DD71.taxon	description	Myletes luna Valenciennes, 1850 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663377FFECDB095EBD09E3DF2E.taxon	description	Myletes ellipticus Günther, 1864 Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner, 1911 Myloplus schulzei Ahl, 1938 Tomete maculatus Campos, 1944 records Gurupi o Gomes (2015): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663377FFECDB095868090ADC11.taxon	description	Myletes discoideus Kner, 1860 Myletes parma Günther, 1864 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub M. cf. lobatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub M. cf. lobatus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663377FFECDB095C8B09D0D965.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality sub M. duriventre collections Mearim o MZUEL 15317 Tocantins o MNRJ 39742, 39766 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Mateussi et al. (2018) only recently revalidated Mylossoma unimaculatum from the synonymy with M. duriventre and restricted the distribution of the latter to the La Plata basin. Hence, we have included collection lots listed for Maranhão as M. duriventre here under M. unimaculatum.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663377FFEFDB095A230E44DB3C.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Tocantins o MCP 53029, 53030 o MZUSP 87272 Turiaçu o MPEG 2997 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663374FFEFDB095C820992DEA7.taxon	description	Myletes orbicularis Steindachner, 1908 Metynnis goeldii Eigenmann, 1903 Metynnis roosevelti Eigenmann, 1915 Metynnis snethlageae Ahl, 1923 Metynnis anisurus Ahl, 1923 Metynnis heinrothi Ahl, 1923 Metynnis seitzi Ahl, 1923 Metynnis dungerni Ahl, 1923 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Ota et al. (2016): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663374FFEFDB09599309EADCD5.taxon	description	Pygocentrus altus Gill, 1870 Serrasalmo ternetzi Steindachner, 1908 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Mateussi et al. (2019): specimens Mearim o Piorski et al. (2005): locality o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663374FFEEDB095A030BABDFE2.taxon	description	Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope, 1878? Serrasalmo paraense Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmo humeralis var. gracilior Eigenmann, 1915 Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl, 1931 Serrasalmus normani Géry, 1964 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766) Castelnau, pl. 37, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663374FFEEDB095A030BABDFE2.taxon	materials_examined	Serrasalmidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663374FFEEDB095A030BABDFE2.taxon	description	Serrasalmidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão Myletes duriventris Cuvier, 1818 | sub Mylossoma duriventre in Garavello et al. (2010) for Tocantins basin | Mateussi et al. (2018) Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837 | in Ribeiro et al. (2014) and Abreu et al. (2019) for Munim basin | Jégu (2003), Jégu & Ingenito (2007)	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663372FFE9DB095CC609A6D81D.taxon	description	records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nogueira et al. (2019): specimens Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Turiaçu o Nogueira et al. (2019): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663372FFE9DB095F1609EAD98B.taxon	description	Hemiodus rodolphoi Fowler, 1941 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub H. cf. parnaguae o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. parnaguae o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. parnaguae Munim o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Nogueira et al. (2019): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663372FFE9DB095E8C0F55DCF9.taxon	description	Anodus notatus Schomburgk, 1841 Hemiodus crenidens Müller, 1842 Hemiodus microcephalus Günther, 1864 Hemiodus kappleri Günther, 1868 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MNRJ 39645, 39656, 39698, 39705, 39716, 39727 o MPEG 20660 o MZFS 16419 o UNT 1444, 4509, 6443, 6795 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Hemiodus unimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) | Bloch, pl. 381, fig. 3 Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794) | Bloch, pl. 378	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663372FFE9DB095AC90E7ED231.taxon	description	Anostomoides passionis Santos & Zuanon, 2006 records Tocantins o Assega & Birindelli (2019): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663373FFE8DB095DBB0E36D80E.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MNRJ 39658, 39724, 48750 o MZUSP 87268 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Guimarães et al. (2021 a) list specimens from the Tocantins basin in Pará, very close to the border with Maranhão.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663373FFE8DB095F080E93DEA7.taxon	description	records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub L. aff. friderici o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub L. aff. friderici Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub L. aff. friderici o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub L. aff. friderici o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub L. aff. friderici o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub L. aff. friderici Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens sub L. aff. friderici o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub L. aff. friderici Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub L. aff. friderici o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub L. aff. friderici	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663373FFE8DB0959D10E7EDFBD.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Lima (2017): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Turiaçu o Assega & Birindelli (2019): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663373FFE8DB0958B80E9FDC8F.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Almeida et al. (2021): specimens Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): specimens o Almeida et al. (2021): specimens remarks introduced species translocated from other areas of Brazil	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663373FFEBDB095B830E73DBDC.taxon	description	Leporinus silvestrii Boulenger, 1902? Salmo boops Larrañaga, 1923? Salmo undecimradiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Leporinus aguapeiensis Amaral Campos, 1945 records Parnaiba o Britski et al. (2012): specimens sub Leporinus obtusidens. Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837) Schizodon vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850) Valenciennes, pl. 8, fig. 2 Castelnau, pl. 32, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663370FFEBDB095BC20E40DD58.taxon	description	Chilodus labyrinthicus rupununi Fowler, 1914 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663370FFEBDB095A9F0999D207.taxon	description	Citherinus chilodus Valenciennes, 1850	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663370FFEBDB095F3D09EADEB8.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Abreu et al. (2020): listing o Ramirez et al. (2020): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Abreu et al. (2020): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Ramirez et al. (2020): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Abreu et al. (2020): listing o Garavello & Britski (2019): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Abreu et al. (2020): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663370FFEBDB0959FD0EA8DF98.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Garavello et al. (2021): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663370FFEBDB0959FD0EA8DF98.taxon	materials_examined	Anostomidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663371FFEADB095C9F08D2DF68.taxon	description	Salmo cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1766> Salmo edentulus Bloch, 1794 Charax planirostris Gronow, 1854 Curimatus schomburgkii Günther, 1864 Curimata copei Fowler, 1906 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Mearim o MCP 23296 Tocantins o MNRJ 39799 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Salmo edentulus Bloch, 1794 jr. synonym of Curimata cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1766) Bloch, pl. 380	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663371FFEADB0958F809EADD3B.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Vari (1989): specimens o Ramos (2012): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663371FFEADB095A21098EDDD4.taxon	description	records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE5DB095F020E40D8D3.taxon	description	Curimatus hermanni Ahl, 1931 records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE5DB095DBA090ADBD7.taxon	description	records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub C. cf. cryptica Munim o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens sub C. aff. cryptica Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub C. aff. cryptica Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub C. aff. cryptica remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE5DB0958210E44DC7C.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Parnaiba o MZUSP 87472 Tocantins o MZUSP 87298, 87338, 87447, 87541, 87562 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE5DB095E0609C2D9EF.taxon	description	records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing Tocantins o Vari (1989): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE5DB095EA9098EDF3B.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE4DB095B39086FDB40.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Vari (1991): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE4DB095B39086FDB40.taxon	materials_examined	Curimatidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Curimata roseni Vari, 1989 | in Abreu et al. (2019) for Mearim basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337EFFE4DB095B39086FDB40.taxon	description	Curimatus dorsalis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 | sub Curimatella dorsalis in Abreu et al. (2019) for Gurupi, Itapecuru, Mearim, and Munim basins	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337FFFE4DB095F6908D2DF90.taxon	description	type locality Rio Medonho, Parnaíba basin records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Abreu et al. (2020): listing Mearim o Castro & Vari (2004): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Abreu et al. (2020): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Steindachner (1907): type locality o Steindachner (1917) locality sub P. argenteus o Ramos (2012): locality o Abreu et al. (2020): listing Tocantins o Abreu et al. (2020): listing Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2020): listing Prochilodus nigricans Agassiz, 1829 Castelnau, pl. 31, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337FFFE4DB095B5A0F43D221.taxon	description	Prochilodus cephalotes Cope, 1878 Prochilodus ortonianus Cope, 1878 Prochilodus caudifasciatus Starks, 1906 Curimatus tigris Fowler, 1913 Prochilodus beni Pearson, 1924 Prochilodus labeo Loubens, Lauzanne & Géry, 1991 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Castro & Vari (2004): specimens o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337FFFE4DB095B5A0F43D221.taxon	materials_examined	Prochilodontidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337CFFE7DB095C130E6AD8D5.taxon	description	Copeina carsevennensis Regan, 1912 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens MA state o Marinho & Menezes (2017): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337CFFE7DB095E000E17DD63.taxon	description	Nannostomus anomalus Steindachner, 1876 Nannostomus aripirangensis Meinken, 1931 Nannostomus simplex Eigenmann, 1909 Nannostomus beckfordi surinami Hoedeman, 1954 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens Mearim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens sub N. nitidus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing sub N. beckfordi and N. unifasciatus o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Zarske (2011): specimens o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens sub N. nitidus o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens Preguiças o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 a): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): listing Lebiasinidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337CFFE6DB095AA0090AD977.taxon	description	Xiphostoma ocellatum Jardine, 1841 Xiphostoma oseryi Castelnau, 1855 Xiphostoma longipinne Steindachner, 1876 records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | Spix & Agassiz, pl. 42	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337DFFE6DB095BDF090ADDFE.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub B. aff. caudomaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub B. aff. caudomaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub B. aff. caudomaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub B. aff. caudomaculatus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337DFFE6DB09594F0E10DEDE.taxon	description	Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality sub C. macrolepidotus o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Chalceidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818 | in Garavello et al. (2010) | Zanata & Toledo-Piza (2004)	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337AFFE1DB095C0508D2D9DC.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Steindachner (1917) locality sub Creatochanes m. Parnaiba o Steindachner (1917) locality sub Creatochanes m. Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub B. cf. melanurus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’). Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794) Bloch, pl. 381, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337AFFE1DB0958C60B01DCF0.taxon	description	Salmo argentinus Linnaeus, 1766 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2017): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Iguanodectidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão Tetragonopterus affinis Günther, 1864 | sub Bryconops affinis in Abreu et al. (2019) for Periá and Preguiças basins | Buckup (2003)	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337AFFE0DB095AFE0888DED5.taxon	description	Acestrorhynchus falcatus varius Menezes, 1969 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing sub A. cf. falcatus Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing sub A. cf. falcatus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Dourado et al. (2015): specimens Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) | Bloch, pl. 385	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966337BFFE3DB095A630813DAF9.taxon	description	Brycon falcatus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Brycon schomburgkii Müller & Troschel, 1844 Brycon brevicauda Günther, 1864 Brycon stuebelii Steindachner, 1882 Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909 Brycon matrinchao Fowler, 1941 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663378FFE3DB095CEE09B1D971.taxon	description	Salmo gasteropelecus Pallas, 1770 Gasteropelecus argenteus Lacepède, 1803 Gasteropelecus coronatus Allen, 1942 Gasteropelecus sternicla marowini Hoedeman, 1952 Gasteropelecus sternicla morae Hoedeman, 1952 records Itapecuru o Guimarães et al. (2017): specimens Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2017): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663378FFE3DB09597F08D2DC96.taxon	description	Triportheus angulatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 34	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663378FFE2DB095A5B0E44DBBD.taxon	description	Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing MA state o Latini et al. (2016): locality as introduced species translocated from other areas of Brazil collections Tocantins o MZUSP 87283 Turiaçu o MPEG 2999 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663379FFE2DB0958C00988DC85.taxon	description	Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Melo et al. (2017): specimens o Garcia-Ayala & Benine (2020): specimens Periá o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663379FFE2DB095BB009B2DD97.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Steindachner (1917) locality sub Moenkhausia ternetzi Maracaçumé o Benine et al. (2015): specimens Parnaiba o Steindachner (1917) locality sub Moenkhausia ternetzi o Benine et al. (2015): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663379FFE2DB095CF70E44D8C8.taxon	description	Chalcinus elongatus Günther, 1864 Chalcinus amazonensis Miranda Ribeiro, 1941 Chalcinus cruzi Miranda Ribeiro, 1941 records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MNRJ 39671, 39738, 48065, 48093 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663379FFE2DB095E4A09CADE45.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Malabarba (2004): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663379FFDDDB095542090ADB57.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. levis o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. levis remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095CC00E40D810.taxon	description	Hyphessobrycon maxillaris Fowler, 1932 records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095979090ADC38.taxon	description	Hemigrammus armstrongi Schultz & Axelrod, 1955 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. rodwayi o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. rodwayi Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub H. cf. rodwayi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. rodwayi o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. rodwayi o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub H. cf. rodwayi Parnaiba o Zanata et al. (2018): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. rodwayi o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. rodwayi remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095B3F09B1DDB4.taxon	description	type locality Buriticupu municipality, Buritizinho river, Pindaré-Mearim basin records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2019): type locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095AFE0E78D23F.taxon	description	records Maracaçumé o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): type locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095F02090AD9B4.taxon	description	records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub H. aff. ocellifer o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. aff. ocellifer o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. aff. ocellifer o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub H. aff. ocellifer Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. aff. ocellifer o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. aff. ocellifer remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663346FFDDDB095EFE0981DE3F.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Jerep et al. (2011): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB095D980E40DB7E.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): paratype locality o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB095C38090AD867.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub H. cf. heterorhabdus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub H. cf. heterorhabdus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB095F100E43D9DA.taxon	description	type locality stream at the Anapurus municipality, Munim basin records Itapecuru o Guimarães et al. (2019): specimens Munim o Guimarães et al. (2018 a): type locality o Guimarães et al. (2018 b): locality o Guimarães et al. (2019): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): specimens o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Guimarães et al. (2018 a): paratype locality o Guimarães et al. (2018 b): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 c): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB0959010988DED6.taxon	description	Knodus albolineatus Holly, 1929 records Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB0958400E44DC54.taxon	description	records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality collections Itapecuru o MCP 27164 Mearim o MPEG 20799 - 20806, 21138 - 21142, 24546, 24581 o MZUEL 15363, 15364 o MZUSP 16498 Parnaiba o NUP 16319 Tocantins o DZSJRP 20828 o MCP 49045 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDCDB095BDE090ADDEC.taxon	description	Astyanax bipunctialbicaudalis Godoy, 1977 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub M. cf. intermedia o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub M. aff. intermedia o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub M. cf. intermedia remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663347FFDFDB095AA9090ADBB1.taxon	description	? Knodus calliurus Ahl, 1931 Gymnotichthys hildae Fernández-Yépez, 1950 records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub M. cf. lepidura o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub M. cf. lepidura remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663344FFDFDB095CE30E40DE01.taxon	description	Tetragonopterus agassizii Steindachner, 1876 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Guimarães et al. (2016): specimens o Lima (2017): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2016): specimens o Reia (2018): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663344FFDFDB09597309C4DEF9.taxon	description	Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Reia (2018): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663344FFDFDB09587C0E40DD50.taxon	description	records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Reis (1989): specimens o Benine et al. (2015): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663344FFDEDB095A8709B1DB7E.taxon	description	Holopristes riddlei Meek, 1907 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663345FFDEDB095F550813D852.taxon	description	records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663345FFD9DB09599808D2D88F.taxon	description	Tetragonopterus maculatus Müller & Troschel, 1845 Tetragonopterus gronovii Valenciennes, 1850 Tetragonopterus linnaei Valenciennes, 1850 Tetragonopterus wappi Valenciennes, 1850 Poecilurichthys brevoortii Gill, 1858 Tetragonopterus bartlettii Günther, 1866 Tetragonopterus orientalis Cope, 1870? Astyanax bimaculatus var. borealis Eigenmann, 1908 Astyanax rupununi Fowler, 1914 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub A. cf. bimaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): listing sub A. cf. bimaculatus Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub A. cf. bimaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub A. cf. bimaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub A. cf. bimaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub A. cf. bimaculatus Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens sub A. cf. bimaculatus Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub A. cf. bimaculatus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub A. cf. bimaculatus Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Abreu et al. (2019): listing remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’). Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bloch, pl. 382, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663342FFD9DB095E5F0EDFDE79.taxon	description	Tetragonopterus jacuhiensis Cope, 1894 Astyanax bimaculatus paraguayensis Eigenmann, 1921 Astyanax bimaculatus asuncionensis Géry, 1972 Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000 records Parnaiba o Melo et al. (2017): specimens o Zanata et al. (2018): listing Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub A. cf. lacustris Preguiças o Brito et al. (2019): specimens sub A. aff. lacustris o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub A. cf. lacustris	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663342FFD9DB09593B0E73DEC0.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Pastana & Dagosta (2014): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663342FFD9DB0958770E44DC98.taxon	description	records Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Itapecuru o MCP 25621, 25624, 25625 Maracaçumé o MCP 25620 Mearim o MCP 25647 o MPEG 31565, 31566, 31584 Parnaiba o MCP 25645 Tocantins o ANSP 150101 o MNRJ 39758, 49837 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663342FFD9DB095B9A090AD206.taxon	description	Apodastyanax stewardsoni Fowler, 1911 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub C. cf. spilurus o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. cf. spilurus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. cf. spilurus Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. cf. spilurus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. cf. spilurus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663343FFD8DB095CBE08E3D9B2.taxon	materials_examined	Stethaprioninae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663340FFDBDB095F0E0E17D9B4.taxon	description	type locality Igarapé Mineirão, Alto Alegre do Pindaré, Mearim basin records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2018 c): type locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Guimarães et al. (2018 c): paratype locality o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Turiaçu o Guimarães et al. (2018 c): paratype locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663340FFDBDB0958E80E40DC0E.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663340FFDBDB095BCD0E36DD63.taxon	description	Anacyrtus knerii Steindachner, 1879 records MA state o Giovannetti et al. (2017): specimens remarks Guimarães et al. (2021 a) list specimens from the Tocantins basin in Pará, very close to the border with Maranhão.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663340FFDBDB095D8A0E40DBA3.taxon	description	Tetragonopterus gibbosus Steindachner, 1877 records Tocantins o Silva et al. (2016): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663340FFDADB095AD90E44DB1F.taxon	description	records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing collections Parnaiba o MZUSP 87510 Tocantins o MPEG 20681 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663341FFDADB095F8909EAD9E3.taxon	description	Roeboides bicornis Cope, 1870 Anacyrtus prognathus Boulenger, 1895 info Roeboides thurni Eigenmann, 1912 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663341FFDADB095C19090AD852.taxon	description	records Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub P. cf. pectinata o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub P. aff. pectinata o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub P. aff. pectinata remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663341FFDADB095E9509F9DFAF.taxon	description	type locality Lago do Viana, Pindaré-Mearim basin records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Brito et al. (2018): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Lucena (2003): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality o Brito et al. (2018): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Brito et al. (2018): listing Parnaiba o Brito et al. (2018): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663341FFDADB0958E90901DDBF.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Lucena (2007): type locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Characinae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD5DB095D9809BEDB61.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Souza-Lima (2003): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD5DB095C130813DBF3.taxon	description	type locality Maracaçumé municipality, Maracaçumé River records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD5DB095FC109E3D90C.taxon	description	records Parnaiba o Jerep (2011): specimens o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD4DB095BA80E12DAF7.taxon	description	type locality tributary of Rio Parnaíba near Alto Parnaíba (formerly Victoria) records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub K. aff. victoriae o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub K. aff. victoriae o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Steindachner (1907): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality o Aguiar et al. (2021): review of type locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD5DB095ECA09E3DE60.taxon	description	Odontostilbe iheringi Fowler, 1941 records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens o Zanata et al. (2018): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334EFFD5DB0959150813DE93.taxon	description	records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334FFFD4DB095F160E13DEED.taxon	description	Apteronotus passan Lacepède, 1800 Sternarchus lacepedii Castelnau, 1855> Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing sub A. cf. albifrons o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Sternarchus maximilliani Castelnau, 1855, jr. synonym of Eigenmannia virescens (Valenciennes, 1842) Apteronotus albifrons (Linnaeus, 1766) | Cast., pl. 45, fig. 4 Valenciennes, pl. 13, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334FFFD7DB095B100E83DB4A.taxon	description	Sternopygus lineatus Müller & Troschel, 1849 Sternopygus tumifrons Müller & Troschel, 1849 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Lima (2017): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub E. cf. virescens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub E. cf. virescens o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub E. cf. virescens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334CFFD7DB095B0E09AFDCC2.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Lima (2017): listing sub E. electricus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing sub E. electricus o Santana et al. (2019): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334CFFD7DB095CF10EA5DF2E.taxon	description	? Carapus sanguinolentus Castelnau, 1855 Hildatia brasiliensis Fernández-Yépez, 1968 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing sub S. cf. macrurus o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334CFFD7DB095CF10EA5DF2E.taxon	materials_examined	Sternopygidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334CFFD6DB09554F09DED981.taxon	description	Gymnotus carapo caatingaensis Craig, Crampton & Albert, 2017 records Itapecuru o Albert & Crampton (2003): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Aguiar et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334CFFD6DB09554F09DED981.taxon	materials_examined	Gymnotidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334DFFD1DB095AFE0986DBBB.taxon	description	type locality Lago Viana, Pindare-Mearim basin records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Triques (1999): type locality o Carvalho & Albert (2015): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality MA state o Campos-da-Paz (2007): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334AFFD1DB095CFD08D2DEF9.taxon	description	Gymnotus longirostratus Lacepède, 1800 Rhamphichthys blochii Kaup, 1856 Rhamphichthys reinhardti Kaup, 1856 Rhamphichthys schneideri Kaup, 1856 Rhamphichthys schomburgki Kaup, 1856 records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Rhamphichthys rostratus (Linnaeus, 1766) Bloch & Schneider, pl. 106	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334AFFD0DB095A8208D2DFA3.taxon	description	Cataphractus depressus Swainson, 1839 Callichthys asper Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys caelatus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys laeviceps Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys loricatus Gronow, 1854 Callichthys kneri Gill, 1858 Callichthys affinis Günther, 1864 Callichthys tamoata Bleeker, 1864 Callichthys arcifer Hensel, 1868 Callichthys hemiphractus Hensel, 1868 Callichthys callichthys bolteni Hoedeman, 1952 Callichthys callichthys demararae Hoedeman, 1952 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing MA state o Latini et al. (2016): listing remarks introduced species translocated from other areas of Brazil Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) Bloch, pl. 377, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966334BFFD0DB095B4E09B1D203.taxon	description	> Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834 Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855 Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858 Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872 Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913 Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940 Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961 records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663348FFD3DB09588A092EDCF3.taxon	description	type locality tributary of Rio Parnaíba near Alto Parnaíba (formerly Victoria) records Parnaiba o Steindachner (1907): type locality o Nijssen & Isbrücker (1976): specimens, lectotype designation o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing MA state o Britto (2007): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663348FFD3DB095A69090ADDD5.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. cf. brevirostris o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. cf. brevirostris remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663348FFD3DB095DBB0E73DF3F.taxon	description	Callichthys longifilis Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys pictus Müller & Troschel, 1848 Callichthys exaratus Müller & Troschel, 1849 Callichthys sulcatus Kner, 1855 Hoplosternum oronocoi Fowler, 1915 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Itapecuru o Lima (2017): listing o Lima et al. (2017): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834, jr. synonym of Corydoras splendens (Castelnau, 1855) Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828 | Val., pl. 5, fig. 2 Castelnau, pl. 18, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFD2DB0959720934DF3B.taxon	description	(formerly Victoria) records Parnaiba o Steindachner (1906): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality MA state o Reis (2003): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFD2DB095D8D0935D873.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub C. cf. julii o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. cf. julii o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. cf. julii o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Steindachner (1906): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality MA state o Reis (2003): listing o Brito (2007): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFD2DB095F25090ADE01.taxon	description	Callichthys taiosh Castelnau, 1855 Brochis coeruleus Cope, 1872 Brochis dipterus Cope, 1872 Corydoras semiscutatus Cope, 1872 Chaenothorax bicarinatus Cope, 1878 Chaenothorax eigenmanni Ellis, 1913 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. aff. splendens o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. aff. splendens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub C. aff. splendens remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFD2DAB05A090F47DCD5.taxon	description	Londoño-Burbano & Reis (2021)	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFD2DB09587C09B1DC1B.taxon	description	type locality tributary of Rio Itapicurú at Caxias records Itapecuru o Nijssen (1971): type locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663349FFCDDB095A3709EADB72.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing sub H. cf. acipenserinus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Londoño-Burbano & Reis (2021): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663356FFCDDB095CE908D2DF4C.taxon	description	> Loricaria cirrhosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Loricaria setifera Lacepède, 1803 Loricaria dentata Shaw, 1804 Plecostomus flagellaris Gronow, 1854 Loricaria carinata Castelnau, 1855 Loricaria dura Bleeker, 1862 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Saraiva et al. (2021): specimens sub L. cf. cataphracta Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub L. aff. cataphracta o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub L. cf. cataphracta o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub L. cf. cataphracta o Saraiva et al. (2021): specimens sub L. cf. cataphracta Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’). Loricaria cirrhosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801, jr. synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758 Bloch & Schneider, pl. 34	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663356FFCDDB09588209A2DD00.taxon	description	type locality tributary of Rio Parnaíba near Alto Parnaíba (formerly Victoria) records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Steindachner (1907): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality o Zanata et al. (2018): listing o Saraiva et al. (2021): specimens o Aguiar et al. (2021): review of type locality Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub L. cf. parnahybae MA state o Ghazzi & Oyakawa (2007): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663357FFCCDB095FCD0E40DE01.taxon	description	Farlowella carinata Garman, 1889 Farlowella pseudogladiolus Steindachner, 1910 Farlowella oliveirae Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 Farlowella pleurotaenia Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 Farlowella paranaense Meinken, 1937 Farlowella platorynchus Retzer & Page, 1997 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub F. cf. amazonum o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub F. aff. amazonum o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub F. aff. amazonum o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub F. cf. amazonum Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663357FFCCDB0959340810DC02.taxon	description	records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub S. aff. lyra o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub S. aff. lyra o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub S. aff. lyra remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663357FFCCDB0959340810DC02.taxon	materials_examined	Loricariinae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Loricaria acuta Valenciennes, 1840 | sub Loricariichthys acutus in Abreu et al. (2019) for Itapecuru and Mearim basins	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663357FFCCDB0959340810DC02.taxon	description	Loricaria griseus Eigenmann, 1909 | sub Limatulichthys griseus in Abreu et al. (2019) for Itapecuru basin Loricaria lanceolata Günther, 1868 | sub Rineloricaria lanceolata in Abreu et al. (2019) for Mearim basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663354FFCFDB095A060E3CD23C.taxon	description	type locality Lago Parnaguá, Rio Paraim, Parnaíba basin records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Weber (1991): type locality MA state o Weber (2003): listing sub Glyptoperichthys p.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663355FFCEDB095C350E01DBCB.taxon	description	Tocantins o Cardoso & Lucinda (2003): paratype locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663355FFCEDB095F0E0E36D9A6.taxon	description	Hypostoma squalinum Jardine, 1841 Plecostomus annae Steindachner, 1881 records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality sub Hypostomus e. collections Tocantins o MNRJ 39650, 48056, 48060, 49051, 49872 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Guimarães et al. (2020 c) list specimens from the Tocantins basin in Pará, very close to the border with Maranhão.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663355FFCEDB0959650FC4DC9D.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MCP 52876, 53061, 53077, 53081, 53109 o MNRJ 49870, 49871 o MPEG 36358 - 36360 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Baryancistrus niveatus (Castelnau, 1855) | Cast., pl. 21, fig. 3 Acanthicus hystrix Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | Spix & Agassiz, pl. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663355FFC9DB095A280911DB38.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MCP 52856, 52874, 52875, 53028, 53031, 53032 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Lujan et al. (2010) stated that “ reports of this species from southeastern tributaries of the Amazon basin are probably misidentifications ”.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663352FFC9DB095E8408D2DD1E.taxon	materials_examined	Hypostominae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Ancistrus dolichopterus Kner, 1854 | in Abreu et al. (2019) for Itapecuru basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663352FFC9DB095E8408D2DD1E.taxon	description	Ancistrus lituratus Kner, 1854 | sub Pterygoplichthys lituratus in Abreu et al. (2019) for Mearim basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663352FFC9DB095E8408D2DD1E.taxon	description	Hypostominae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663353FFC8DB0958B80EA8DDB4.taxon	description	Platystacus laevis Bloch, 1794 Aspredo sicuephorus Valenciennes, 1840 Aspredo batrachus Gronow, 1854 Aspredo batrachus Bleeker, 1864 Aspredo sicyephorus Günther, 1864 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663353FFC8DB0958B80EA8DDB4.taxon	materials_examined	Aspredinidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663353FFC8DB095D8D0E44DBF2.taxon	description	Silurus caecutiens Günther, 1864 records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o DZSJRP 20772, 20776, 20818, 20871 o MNRJ 48730 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663353FFC8DB095F390813D92B.taxon	description	Helogenes amazonae Delsman, 1941 Helogenes unidorsalis Glodek & Carter, 1978 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663353FFC8DB0959560E40DECC.taxon	description	type locality Alto Alegre do Pindaré, Jundiá Creek, Mearim basin records Mearim o Leão et al. (2019): type locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663350FFCBDB095CC00813D81D.taxon	description	type locality border between Maranhão and Tocantins states, Tocantins River upstream the Estreito hydroelectric power plant records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663350FFCBDB095E5809EAD980.taxon	description	Centromochlus dunni Fowler, 1945 records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663350FFCADB09599308D2DBD9.taxon	description	Auchenipterus maculosus Valenciennes, 1840 Parauchenipterus paseae Regan, 1906 records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): listing Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing sub Parauchenipterus g. o Barros et al. (2011): listing sub Parauchenipterus g. o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Bloch, pl. 369, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663351FFCADB095FE5090AD959.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub A. cf. coracoideus o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub A. cf. coracoideus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663351FFCADB0958090E50D201.taxon	description	records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Tocantins o MCP 53059, 53086 o MNRJ 48054, 48729 o MZUSP 87256 o UNT 11185 Turiaçu o MPEG 3005 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Hypophthalmus nuchalis Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Bloch, 1794) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 17 Bloch, pl. 368, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663351FFCADB095E8B0E1CDF0C.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Ferraris & Vari (1999): type locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality MA state o Ferraris (2003): listing o Akama & Sarmento-Soares (2007): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335EFFC5DB095ED309B3DF9C.taxon	description	Ageneiosus armatus Lacepède, 1803 Ageneiosus brevifilis Valenciennes, 1840 Hypothalmus dawalla Jardine, 1841 Davalla schomburgkii Bleeker, 1858 Ageniosus axillaris Günther, 1864 Ageneiosus sebae Günther, 1864 Ageneiosus therezinae Steindachner, 1909 Ageneiosus marmoratus Eigenmann, 1912 Ageneiosus ogilviei Fowler, 1914 Ageneiosus barranquerensis Risso & Risso, 1964 Ageneiosus gabardinii Risso & Risso, 1964 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Ribeiro et al. (2017): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335EFFC5DB095C7C0E43D8FC.taxon	description	Auchenipterus furcatus Valenciennes, 1840 Pseudauchenipterus guppyi Regan, 1906 Pseudauchenipterus nigrolineatus Fowler, 1911 Silvaichthys aguilerae Fernández-Yépez, 1973 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Sarmento-Soares (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335EFFC4DB0958990F3FDBE3.taxon	description	Ageneiosus dentatus Kner, 1858 Ageniosus porphyreus Cope, 1867 Ageneiosus parnaguensis Steindachner, 1910 Ageneiosus guianensis Eigenmann, 1912 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing sub Ageneiosus dentatus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335FFFC4DB095FD109F5DEEE.taxon	description	Hassar woodi Fowler, 1941 records Itapecuru o Steindachner (1917): locality sub Hemidoras a. o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Birindelli et al. (2011): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Freire et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Birindelli et al. (2011): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Freire et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Turiaçu o Birindelli et al. (2011): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Freire et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335FFFC4DB09586D09EADD07.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (2008): paratype locality o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Piorski et al. (2008): type locality o Soares (2013): listing sub P. costatus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality sub P. costatus Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335FFFC7DB095A700E32D89B.taxon	description	Mystus ascita Gronow, 1854 Doras dentatus Kner, 1855 Doras helicophilus Günther, 1868 records Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335FFFC7DB095A700E32D89B.taxon	materials_examined	Doradidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Doras granulosus Valenciennes, 1821 | sub Pterodoras granulosus in Garavello et al. (2010) for Tocantins basin Doras niger Valenciennes, 1821 | sub Oxydoras niger in Garavello et al. (2010) for Tocantins basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335FFFC7DB095A700E32D89B.taxon	description	Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Bloch, pl. 376 Quoy & Gaimard, pl. 49, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335CFFC7DB0958D4092ADD7C.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335CFFC7DB095EFB0E44DFA2.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Mearim o MZUEL 15368 - 15370, 17462, 17463 Tocantins o MNRJ 39712, 39779, 48732 o UNT 5755, 5774, 11182 Turiaçu o MPEG 2678 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335CFFC6DB095AF809CADBD7.taxon	description	Rhamdia sebae martyi Güntert, 1942 to numerous to list all (> 50) records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): listing Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335DFFC6DB0958850E40DCAB.taxon	description	Pimelodus leptus Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335DFFC6DB0959730EA3DEC3.taxon	materials_examined	Heptapteridae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335DFFC1DB095BAE0987DB3C.taxon	description	? Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819 Silurus gerupoca Natterer, 1858 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335AFFC1DB095C3808D2D9F6.taxon	description	Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Spix & Agassiz, pl. 9	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335AFFC1DB0959160E44DF7D.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Turiaçu o MPEG 2991 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335AFFC1DB09583709EADD40.taxon	description	Pseudorhamdia macronema Bleeker, 1864 Pseudorhamdia piscatrix Cope, 1870 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): listing Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335AFFC0DB095A320935D97C.taxon	description	Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau, 1855) | Castelnau, pl. 19, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335BFFC0DB095E9A09CADFCC.taxon	description	Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum var. intermedium Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum brevifile Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum var. nigricans Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing sub P. fasciatum o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing sub P. fasciatum Mearim o Soares (2013): listing sub P. fasciatum o Abreu et al. (2019): listing sub P. fasciatum o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality sub P. fasciatum o Abreu et al. (2019): listing sub P. fasciatum Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335BFFC3DB095B0B0F4BD89F.taxon	description	> Sorubim infraoculare Spix, 1829 Silurus gerupensis Natterer, 1858 Platystoma luceri Weyenbergh, 1877 Sorubim latirostris Miranda Ribeiro, 1920 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Sorubim infraoculare Spix, 1829 jr. synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 15 Pimelodidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966335BFFC3DB095B0B0F4BD89F.taxon	description	Munim basins, and in Guimarães et al. (2021 a) for Mearim and Tocantins basins | Buitrago-Suárez & Burr (2007)	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663358FFC3DB09582E08D2DD7F.taxon	description	Pimelodus albidus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 jr. synonym of Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829) Spix & Agassiz, pl. 7, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663358FFC2DB09554D0E40D820.taxon	description	Pimelodus argenteus Lacepède, 1803 Bagrus mesops Valenciennes, 1840 Bagrus pemecus Valenciennes, 1840 Bagrus coelestinus Müller & Troschel, 1849 Hexanematichthys hymenorrhinos Bleeker, 1862 Netuma dubia Bleeker, 1862 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663359FFC2DB095F550EE9D8F5.taxon	description	records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663359FFC2DB095F550EE9D8F5.taxon	materials_examined	Ariidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663359FFBDDB095A910986DB89.taxon	description	Doryichthys dumerili Kaup, 1856 Syngnathus cayennensis Sauvage, 1882 Siphostoma brevicaudum Meek, 1904 Siphostoma torrei Nichols, 1912 Doryrhamphus sierra Nichols, 1915 Siphostoma eigenmanni Wilson, 1916 records Itapecuru o Vieira et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663326FFBDDB09596508D2DD81.taxon	description	Eleotris grandisquama Valenciennes, 1837 Eleotris mugiloides Valenciennes, 1837 Eleotris sima Valenciennes, 1837 Eleotris somnulentus Girard, 1858 Eleotris gundlachi Poey, 1860 Eleotris omocyaneus Poey, 1860 Philypnus lateralis Gill, 1860 Dormitator lineatus Gill, 1863 Dormitator microphthalmus Gill, 1863 Eleotris pleurops Boulenger, 1909 Dormitator macrophthalmus Puyo, 1944 Dormitator lophocephalus Hoedeman, 1951 records Parnaiba o Vieira et al. (2020): specimens Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) Bloch, pl. 299, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663327FFBCDB095DBB0813DBE7.taxon	description	Gobius amorea Walbaum, 1792 Gobiomoroides piso Lacepède, 1800 Eleotris gyrinus Valenciennes, 1837 Eleotris carvalhonis Starks, 1913 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663324FFBFDB095BA50E40DDD0.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFBEDB09588B09EFDD6F.taxon	description	> Monochir punctifer Castelnau, 1855 Achirus maculipinnis gunteri Chabanaud, 1940 records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Ilhas Maran. o Ramos (2003): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFBEDB095D8D0E40DBD9.taxon	description	? Perca loubina Lacepède, 1802 Centropomus undecimradiatus Lacepède, 1802? Sphyraena aureoviridis Lacepède, 1803 Centropomus appendiculatus Poey, 1860 Centropomus argenteus Regan, 1904 records Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFBEDB09593A0813DECA.taxon	description	records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFBEDB095F8F0813D98D.taxon	description	Polynemus mango Lacepède, 1803 Polydactylus plumierii Lacepède, 1803 Polynemus americanus Cuvier, 1829 Polynemus antillarum Perugia, 1896 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFB9DB095AEA08F8D9CF.taxon	description	Soleotalpa unicolor Günther, 1862 Apionichthys ottonis Steindachner, 1868	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFB9DB095AEA08F8D9CF.taxon	materials_examined	Achiridae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 | sub Achirus lineatus in Abreu et al. (2019) for Itapecuru basin	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663325FFB9DB095AEA08F8D9CF.taxon	description	Monochir punctifer Castelnau, 1855, jr. synonym of Achirus Retroculus lapidifer (Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, pl. 12, fig. 1 achirus (Linneaus, 1758) | Castelnau, pl. 41, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663322FFB9DB09581F0915DCEF.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub O. sp. o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub O. sp. o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub O. sp. Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub O. sp. Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub O. sp. remarks introduced exotic species This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663322FFB8DB095AEB0E47D82A.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o CAS 14638, 67437 o MNRJ 42985, 48955, 49981 o MZUEL 4967 o MZUSP 87278 o NRM 13842 o UNT 4974, 6017, 8080, 10581 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Guimarães et al. (2021 a) list specimens of Retroculus sp. from the Tocantins basin in Pará, very close to the border with Maranhão.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663323FFB8DB095FE00E9FD96E.taxon	description	records Mearim o Almeida et al. (2021): molecular study Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens remarks introduced species translocated from other areas of Brazil	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663323FFB8DB095E220813D9E3.taxon	description	records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663323FFBBDB095A580ECAD89D.taxon	description	Sparus nhoquunda Lacepède, 1802 Crenicichla menezesi Ploeg, 1991 type locality menezesi: Caieira records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub C. cf. brasiliensis o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub C. cf. brasiliensis Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing sub C. menezesi o Lima (2017): listing sub C. menezesi Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality sub C. menezesi o Lima (2017): listing sub C. menezesi o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Nunes et al. (2019): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Ploeg (1991): type locality of C. menezesi o Ramos (2012): locality sub C. menezesi o Melo et al. (2017): specimens sub C. menezesi o Zanata et al. (2018): listing sub C. menezesi Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing sub C. menezesi o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Litoral Ocid. o Ploeg (1991): paratype locality of C. menezesi MA state o Kullander (2003): listing sub C. menezesi o Buckup & Teixera (2007): listing sub C. menezesi	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663320FFBBDB095F970FC8DF51.taxon	description	Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Gurupi o MZUSP 1796 Tocantins o MCP 52862 o MNRJ 48747 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Crenichichla brasiliensis (Bloch, 1792) | Bloch, pl. 310, fig. 2 Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) | Bloch, pl. 277, fig. 2	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663320FFBBDB0958A60E44DD2A.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing collections Gurupi o MCP 21859 Itapecuru o MCP 21861 Maracaçumé o MCP 21868 Tocantins o UNT 3909, 3910, 4018, 6455 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663320FFBBDB095A6F0E40DDE2.taxon	description	Tocantins o Lucinda et al. (2010): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663320FFBADB095A9709EAD848.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Lucinda et al. (2010): specimens o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Deprá et al. (2014): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub G. cf. parnaibae o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub G. cf. parnaibae o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub G. cf. parnaibae o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub G. cf. parnaibae Munim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Staeck & Schindler (2006): type locality o Ramos (2012): locality o Deprá et al. (2014): specimens Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663321FFBADB095FCD0E44DE76.taxon	description	Sparus trimaculatus Shaw, 1809 records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality Turiaçu o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Litoral Ocid. o Abreu et al. (2019): listing MA state o Latini et al. (2016): listing collections Mearim o MNRJ 14507 Parnaiba o MZUSP 87505 Tocantins o MNRJ 21295 o MZUSP 87263 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663321FFBADB0959E50E40DD3E.taxon	description	records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Maracaçumé o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Nunes et al. (2019): listing Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663321FFB5DB095A950F4BDE9C.taxon	description	> Chromys uniocellata Castelnau, 1855 Aequidens stollei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Acaronia trimaculata Allen, 1942 records Gurupi o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Itapecuru o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Ribeiro et al. (2014): locality Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Chromys uniocellata Castelnau, 1855, jr. synonym of Chromys appendiculata Castelnau, 1855, jr. synonym of Heros Aequidens tetramerus (Heckel, 1840) | Castelnau, pl. 6, fig. 1 efasciatus Heckel, 1840 | Castelnau, pl. 7, fig. 3	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332EFFB5DB09587D09EADC11.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Piorski et al. (1998): listing o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Munim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens Parnaiba o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332EFFB4DB095A1A0E21D836.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Ottoni (2011): original description o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Koerber & Buckup (2019): correction of type locality o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality sub C. cf. zarskei o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens sub C. cf. zarskei Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub C. cf. zarskei Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality sub C. cf. zarskei o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub C. cf. zarskei	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332FFFB4DB0959A10B7ADD6F.taxon	materials_examined	Cichlidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332FFFB4DB0959A10B7ADD6F.taxon	description	Cichlidae - species considered not to be distributed in Maranhão	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332CFFB7DB095C270E66D905.taxon	description	Rivulus poeyi Steindachner, 1876 Rivulus poeyi var. flava Brind, 1915	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332CFFB7DB095C270E66D905.taxon	description	Maracaçumé o Costa (2006): specimens sub Rivulus urophthalmus o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Munim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens sub Rivulus auratus o Lima (2017): listing Parnaiba o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens sub Rivulus auratus Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Costa (2006): specimens sub Rivulus urophthalmus MA state o Schreitmüller (1919): type locality of synonym o Costa (2003): listing sub Rivulus auratus o Costa (2007): listing sub Rivulus auratus	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332CFFB7DB095E0F0988DEE0.taxon	description	Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens sub A. cf. vieirai o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing sub A. cf. vieirai o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens sub A. cf. vieirai o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing sub A. cf. vieirai Munim o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Nielsen (2016): type locality Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Guimarães et al. (2018): locality o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332CFFB7DB095A5309BCDDC4.taxon	description	type locality municipio de Araioses, seasonal pool close to the road between Pirangi and Araioses, Parnaíba river floodplains records Parnaiba o Costa et al. (2014): type locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332CFFB7DB0958F109F0DC0E.taxon	description	Parnaiba o Costa (2016): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332DFFB6DB095ED00E40DEA7.taxon	description	records Gurupi o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Tocantins o Figueiredo (1997): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332DFFB6DB0959D10E52DF74.taxon	description	records Itapecuru o Pires & Reznick (2018): specimens Parnaiba o Melo et al. (2017): specimens o Pires & Reznick (2018): specimens Preguiças o Pires & Reznick (2018): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332DFFB6DB0958E309C9DCC8.taxon	description	Gambusia modesta Troschel, 1865 Gambusia plumbea Troschel, 1865 Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866 Mollienesia sphenops altissima Hubbs, 1936 Mollienesia sphenops macrura Hubbs, 1935 Mollienesia sphenops vantynei Hubbs, 1935 records Ilhas Maran. o Bragança et al. (2019): specimens remarks introduced exotic species	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332DFFB1DB095A4508DDDBD9.taxon	description	> Girardinus guppii Günther, 1866 Lebistes reticulatus var. aurata Stoye, 1935 Lebistes reticulatus var. fredlini Stoye, 1935 records Ilhas Maran. o Nogueira & Luvizotto-Santos (2018): locality o Bragança et al. (2020): specimens remarks introduced exotic species Girardinus guppii Günther, 1866 jr. synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Meyer, pl. ‚ Neue Zierfische‘	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332AFFB1DB095F1B0E38DEB9.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Lucinda & Reis (2005): specimens sub Micropoecilia sp. o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Bragança & Costa (2011): specimens o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 b): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens o Guimarães et al. (2021 b): listing Munim o Lima (2017): listing o Oliveira et al. (2020): specimens Parnaiba o Bragança & Costa (2011): type locality o Melo et al. (2017): specimens Periá o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens remarks We follow Meyer (2015: 263) in considering Poecilia branneri and P. minima to be distributed in the state of Pará.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332AFFB1DB0959FA0988DCCF.taxon	description	Poecilia schneideri Valenciennes, 1821 Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes, 1821 Poecilia unimaculata Valenciennes, 1821 Molinesia fasciata Müller & Troschel, 1844 Molinesia surinamensis Müller & Troschel, 1844 Lebistes poecilioides De Filippi, 1861 Neopoecilia holacanthus Hubbs, 1924 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Munim o Matavelli et al. (2015): specimens o Lima (2017): listing Parnaiba o Zanata et al. (2018): listing Periá o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Preguiças o Lima (2017): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2020): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332AFFB0DB095A0B0EC9DB4D.taxon	description	Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910 Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra Gerlach, 1912 Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914 Platypoecilus rubra Stansch, 1914 Platypoecilus maculatus var. cyanellus Meinken, 1934 records Ilhas Maran. o Ottoni et al. (2021): specimens remarks introduced exotic species	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332AFFB0DB095A0B0EC9DB4D.taxon	materials_examined	Poeciliidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material Poecilia branneri Eigenmann, 1894 | in Abreu et al. (2019) for Mearim basin [see remarks in P. sarrafae]	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332BFFB0DB095B320E40DD75.taxon	description	Belone scolopacina Valenciennes, 1846 Belone taeniata Günther, 1866 records Mearim o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Tocantins o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332BFFB0DB095F020F78DF5B.taxon	description	> Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794 Anableps surinamensis Lacepède, 1803 Anableps gronovii Valenciennes, 1846 Anableps lineatus Gronow, 1854 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Litoral Ocid. o Carvalho Neta & Castro (2008): locality o Watanabe et al. (2014): locality Anableps tetrophthalmus Bloch, 1794, jr. synonym of Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758) | Bloch & Schneider, pl. 76	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332BFFB3DB095AE00E8BDBFE.taxon	description	Belone amazonica Steindachner, 1876 Deltatylosurus guayoensis Martin, 1954 records Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality collections Parnaiba o NUP 16361 Tocantins o MCP 52864 o MNRJ 39664 o UNT 2323, 7672 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available.	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
67540966332BFFB3DB095AE00E8BDBFE.taxon	materials_examined	Belonidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663328FFB3DB0959FF09A6DF3D.taxon	description	records Ilhas Maran. o Menezes et al. (2015): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663328FFB3DB09587609A7DCD5.taxon	description	Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 Myxus harengus Günther, 1861 Mugil guentherii Gill, 1863 Mugil charlottae Steindachner, 1902 Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1926 Myxus splendens Mohr, 1927 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Preguiças o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Brito et al. (2019): specimens o Brito et al. (2020): specimens Ilhas Maran. o Menezes et al. (2015): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663328FFB3DB095FE00813D97D.taxon	description	Hemiramphus richardi Valenciennes, 1847 Hyporhamphus tricuspidatus Gill, 1859 Hemirhamphus poeyi Günther, 1866 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663328FFB2DB095A5F0E60D8BD.taxon	description	Mugil guentheri Steindachner, 1864 Mugil xinguensis Steindachner, 1907 Myxus goniocephalus Mohr, 1927 Myxus calancalae de Beaufort, 1940 records Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Menezes et al. (2015): specimens Ilhas Maran. o Menezes et al. (2015): specimens Mugil gaimardianus Desmarest, 1831, jr. synonym of Mugil Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) curema Valenciennes, 1836 | Desmarest, pl. 109 Bloch & Schneider, p. 95	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663329FFB2DB095A66090ADDDF.taxon	description	Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855 records Preguiças o Brito et al. (2020): specimens sub E. cf. argenteus remarks This species needs verification as the collection lots mentioned in literature could not be determined unambiguously (published as ‘ aff. ’, ‘ cf. ’, or ‘ sp. ’).	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663329FFB2DB095E8E0813DE71.taxon	description	Tetrodon fasciatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Tetrodon semispinosus Fréminville, 1813 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663329FFB2DB0958980813DC68.taxon	description	Mesoprion litura Cuvier, 1828 records	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663336FFADDB0959E40E40DFCA.taxon	description	Otolithus rhomboidalis Cuvier, 1829> Otolithus toeroe Cuvier, 1830 Paralarimus patagonicus Fowler & Bean, 1923 Cynoscion maracaiboensis Schultz, 1949 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663336FFADDB095B710E40DDDA.taxon	description	Sciaena opercularis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 Micropogon argenteus Cuvier, 1830> Micropogon lineatus Cuvier, 1830 Corvina adusta Agassiz, 1831 Corvina crawfordi Regan, 1903 Sciaena unicirrata Larrañaga, 1923 Micropogon patagonensis MacDonagh, 1931 Micropogon barretoi MacDonagh, 1934 Ophioscion woodwardi Fowler, 1937 Micropogon manni Moreno, 1970 records Mearim o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663337FFACDB095DBB0E47D9AB.taxon	description	records Tocantins o Garavello et al. (2010): locality collections Tocantins o MZUSP 87273 remarks This species needs verification as no direct match between literature and collection lots is available. Micropogon lineatus Cuvier, 1830, jr. synonym of Johnius amazonicus Castelnau, 1855, jr. synonym of Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) Cuvier & Valenciennes, pl. 119 Castelnau, pl. 4, fig. 1	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663337FFACDB095EB109CADF58.taxon	description	> Johnius amazonicus Castelnau, 1855 Johnius crouvina Castelnau, 1855	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663337FFACDB095EB109CADF58.taxon	description	Itapecuru o Barros et al. (2011): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing Mearim o Soares (2013): listing o Abreu et al. (2019): listing o Guimarães et al. (2020 d): listing o Guimarães et al. (2021 a): specimens Parnaiba o Ramos (2012): locality	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
675409663337FFACDB095B3E0E9EDD48.taxon	materials_examined	Sciaenidae - unconfirmed species for Maranhão state requiring a verification based on voucher material	en	Koerber, Stefan, Guimarães, Erick Cristofore, Brito, Pâmella Silva de, Bragança, Pedro Henrique Negreiros de, Ottoni, Felipe Polivanov (2022): Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Maranhão, Brazil (CLOFFBR-MA). Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 79: 1-94, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17001867
