Priocharax, Weitzman, Vari, 1987

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PRIOCHARAX Weitzman, Vari, 1987

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Priocharax Weitzman, Vari, 1987:641 . Type species: Priocharax ariel Weitzman, Vari, 1987 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Priocharax ariel Weitzman, Vari, 1987

Priocharax ariel Weitzman, Vari, 1987:641 , figs. 1–5. Type locality: Venezuela, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Departamento Río Negro, Caño Manu , tributary of Río Casiquiare approximately 250m upstream from Solano, 2°00’N, 66°57’W. Holotype: MBUCV-V-15340.

Distribution: 314 ( Weitzman, Vari , 1987; Mattox et al., 2022).

Priocharax britzi Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Oliveira, 2021

Priocharax britzi Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Oliveira, 2021:5 , figs. 1–5. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas , Canutama , small lake approximately 400 m from the rio Ipixuna , after bridge crossing this river, on the right side of the Transamazônica Road (BR-230) going from Humaitá to Lábrea , rio Ipixuna drainage, upper Purus basin, 07°31’11.46”S 63°20’59.58”W. Holotype: MZUSP 125822 .

Distribution: 316 (Mattox et al., 2021).

Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox, Britz, 2014

Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox, Britz, 2014:231 , figs. 1–4. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas , Santa Isabel do Rio Negro , rio Negro basin, lake at right bank of rio Urubaxi, near Igarapé Tapage, 0°33’44.2”S 64°49’40.8”W. Holotype: MZUSP 114014 .

Distribution: 314 (Toledo-Piza et al., 2014).

Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman, Vari, 1987

Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman, Vari, 1987:646 , fig. 6. Type locality: Colombia , Departamento Amazonas , in Quebrada Pajarito , tributary of Quebrada Matamata , a tributary of Río Amazonas, northwest of Leticia, about 04°41’S, 69°57’W. Holotype: NRM 15048 .

Distribution: 316 ( Weitzman, Vari , 1987; Mattox et al., 2020).

Priocharax varii Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Britz, Oliveira, 2020

Priocharax varii Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Britz, Oliveira, 2020:419 , figs. 1–4. Type locality: Brazil, Rondônia, Candeias do Jamari, Rio Preto approximately 12km South from road BR-364, before bridge crossing the river, Rio Jamari drainage, 08°52’53.5”S, 63°37’50.8”W. Holotype: MZUSP 125786 .

Distribution: 321 (Mattox et al., 2020).