Sternopygus macrurus ( Bloch, Schneider, 1801 )

Ferraris, Carl J., Jr, Santana, Carlos David de & Vari, Richard P., 2017, Checklist of Gymnotiformes (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi) and catalogue of primary types, Neotropical Ichthyology 15 (1), No. e 160067, pp. 1-8 : 1-8

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scientific name	Sternopygus macrurus ( Bloch, Schneider, 1801 )
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Sternopygus macrurus ( Bloch, Schneider, 1801) View in CoL

Gymnonotus macrurus Bloch, Schneider, 1801: 522 . Type locality: Brasilia. Syntype: ZMB 8701 (stuffed). Described and illustrated earlier as: Gymnotus carapo View in CoL , and Gymnotus macrourus View in CoL maxilla superior longiore, in Bloch (1786: 59, pl. 157, fig. 2), but also based on Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus (1758: 427) View in CoL and G. carapo View in CoL in Gmelin (1789: 1136). As such, the specimen at ZMB must be considered a syntype and not a holotype as widely reported.

Carapus macrourus Cuvier, 1829: 357 (footnote 2). Type locality: [ Brazil]. Holotype: Illustrated specimen in Bloch (1786: pl. 157, fig. 2). Name made available by reference to “ Gymnotus macrourus, Bl. View in CoL , 157, 2.”

Sternopygus macrurus Müller, Troschel, 1848: 640 View in CoL (second footnote). Type locality: [ Brazil]. Holotype: Illustrated specimen in Bloch (1786: pl. 157, fig. 2). Name made available by reference to “ Gymnotus macrurus [sic, macrourus View in CoL ], Bl., Carapus macrurus View in CoL [sic, macrourus View in CoL ] Cuv.”

Sternopygus Marcgravii Reinhardt, 1852: 146 View in CoL . Type locality: Rio das Velhas [ Rio São Francisco , Brazil]. Syntypes: BMNH 1868.7.8.1 (1); ZMUC P2512 [formerly ZMUC 7] (1), ZMUC P2515 [formerly ZMUC 16] (1) (Nielsen, 1974: 48).

Carapus sanguinolentus Castelnau, 1855: 85 , pl. 46 (fig. 1). Type locality: rivière d’Urubamba [ Peru]. Holotype: MNHN 0000- 3971, 22 cm TL.

Hildatia brasiliensis Fernández-Yépez, 1968 : [3], [pl. 1]. Type locality: Sarapo Piauhy , Brazil. Holotype: MCZ 9461 View Materials ; 282 mm TL.

Remarks: Synonymy follows Albert (2003b). Redescribed from specimens from the Paraguay River, Argentina, by López, Castello (1966b).

Distribution: Widely distributed across continent east of Andes, as well as Magdalena River basin (Albert, 2003b); Uruguay River, Brazil ( Bertaco, Cardoso, 2004).