Aphyocharacidium, Gery, 1960

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APHYOCHARACIDIUM Géry, 1960

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Aphyocharacidium Géry, 1960f:24 . Type species: Odontostilbe melandetus Eigenmann, 1912 . Type by original designation. Gender: Neuter.

Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973 Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973:101 , figs. 12–14. Type locality: Brook between upper rios Chaparé and Chimoré (or Ichilo), tributaries of the rio

Mamoré (into rio Madeira ), east of Todos Santos, Central Bolivia, approximately 16°47’S, 65°W. Holotype: ZFMK 2933 .

Distribution: 318 (Géry, 1973).

Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)

Odontostilbe melandetus Eigenmann, 1912a:312 , Pl. 44 (fig. 3). Type locality: British Guiana. [ Guyana]. Holotype: CM 1878 (missing from FMNH).

Distribution: 311 (Géry, 1960f).

Remarks: The original description of Aphyocharacidium melandetum did not specify the exact location where the types were collected in Guyana. Géry (1960f) erected Aphyocharacidium and transferred the species to the genus, presenting a redescription based on four specimens from French Guiana. Apparently, the author did not examine the types. Aphyocharacidium melandetum remains poorly known and a taxonomic revisionary study is necessary for this taxon. See Planquette et al. (1966) for additional comments.