Cheirodon, Girard, 1855

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CHEIRODON Girard, 1855

J Chuctaya, FC Jerep, LR Malabarba

Cheirodon Girard, 1855:199 . Type species: Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Pedalibrycon Fowler, 1943e:314 . Type species: Pedalibrycon felipponei Fowler, 1943 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Remarks: Spelled Chirodon by various authors in various species descriptions (Günther, 1869; Lütken, 1875c, Steindachner, 1880, Steindachner, 1882c; Cope, 1894a; Boulenger, 1900a; and Boulenger, 1909b).

Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928

Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928:44 , Pl. 9 (fig. 3). Type locality: Puerto Varas. [ Chile]. Holotype: CAS 59762.

Distribution: 349 (Campos, 1982).

Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928

Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928:44 , Pl. 9 (fig. 2). Type locality: San Xavier. [ Chile]. Holotype: CAS 59760.

Distribution: 341 (Campos, 1982).

Cheirodon ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915

Cheirodon interruptus var. ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915:74 . Type locality: Cacequy , Rio Ibicuhy, into Rio Uruguay. [ Brazil]. Syntypes: FMNH 57833 and FMNH 98573 .

Distribution: 332, 333, 334, 335 (Malabarba, 2003; Malabarba et al., 2013).

Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns, 1842)

Tetragonopterus interruptus Jenyns, 1842:127 , Pl. 23 (fig. 4). Type locality: Maldonado. [ Uruguay]. Syntypes: BMNH 1917.7.14.16–17 (2).

Chirodon monodon Cope, 1894a:91 , Pl. 6 (fig. 9). Type locality: not given. [Cope (1894a) did not mention the type locality but asserted that the description was based on material collected in the Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul. Malabarba (1983:121,133) restricted the type locality to “ Sistema da laguna dos Patos ”. Lectotype locality: from Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul]. Lectotype: ANSP 21561 . [Designated by Fowler (1906). Treated as holotype by Böhlke (1984:51)]. Genus name was corrected by Fowler (1906) to Cheirodon monodon , when he designated the lectotype.

Cheirodon meinkeni Ahl, 1928a:320 . Type locality: “Heimat nicht genau bekannt, Ostküste Süd amerikas zwischen Rio de Janeiro und Bahia ”. [free translation - Origin not exactly known, East Coast of South America between Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil]. Lectotype: ZMB 20786. [Designated in Zarske, Géry (1995)]. Type locality is in error given it is outside the currently known distribution range for Cheirodon interruptus Zarske, Géry (1995 : fig. 6) illustrated the paralectotype ZMB 32433.

Cheirodon leuciscus Ahl, 1936:19 . Type locality: Rosario de Sta. Fé , Argentinien. [ Argentina]. Lectotype: ZMB 20802 . [Designated in Zarske, Géry (1995: fig. 5)].

Hyphessobrycon nigrifrons Ahl, 1936:23 . Type locality: Para, Amazonas. [ Brazil]. Holotype: ZMB 20800. Type locality is in error given it is outside the currently known distribution range for Cheirodon interruptus . The only extant specimen of Hyphessobrycon nigrifrons is in a very poor state of preservation, the fins are all broken off or damaged, the dentition is also severely affected ( Zarske, Géry (1995).

Pedalibrycon felipponei Fowler, 1943:314 , figs. 4–6. Type locality: Rio Gi , Departmento del Iluranto, Uruguay. Holotype: ANSP 70332 .

Distribution: 332, 333, 334, 335, 341i, 345, 347 (Campos, 1982; Malabarba, 2003; Malabarba et al., 2013).

Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler, 1941

Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler, 1941b:180 , fig. 91. Type locality: Rio Jaguaribe , Russas, Ceará. [ Brazil]. Holotype: ANSP 69530 .

Distribution: 326 (Fowler, 1941b; Reis et al., 2003).

Remarks: This is a valid species, but it may not be related to Cheirodon or Cheirodontinae . It could be related to species of Hemigrammus (Berbel-Filho et al., 2018) .

Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982

Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982: 135 , 154, figs. 10–11. Type locality: Río Cau Cau. [ Chile]. Holotype: IZUA 2340 .

Distribution: 341 (Campos, 1982).

Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964

Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964b:19 , fig. 16. Type locality: Petit ruisseau faisant communiquer le “Zapote Cocha” avec le “Caño Yarina ”, em bordure du Rio Pacaya , affluent du canal de Puinahua (bras du bas Rio Ucayali). [ Peru]. Holotype: ZFMK 1417 . [Information about types in Herder et al. (2010)].

Distribution: 316 (Géry, 1964b; Reis et al., 2003).

Remarks: This is a valid species, but it may not be related to Cheirodon or Cheirodontinae (L. Malabarba, 1994) .

Cheirodon macropterus Fowler, 1941

Cheirodon macropterus Fowler, 1941b:182 , fig. 92. Type locality: Rio Jaguaribe , Russas, Ceará. [ Brazil]. Holotype: ANSP 69531 .

Distribution: 326 (Fowler, 1941b; Reis et al., 2003)

Remarks: This is a valid species, but it may not be related to Cheirodon or Cheirodontinae (L. Malabarba, 1994) .

Cheirodon ortegai Vari, Géry, 1980

Cheirodon ortegai Vari, Géry, 1980:75 , figs. 1–2. Type locality: Woodland pool connected with the Río Ucayali at Cocha Roba, 5 km downriver from Loreto, Perú (approx., 8°35’S, 74°22’W). Holotype: AMNH 35950 .

Distribution: 317 ( Vari, Géry, 1980; Reis et al., 2003).

Remarks: This is a valid species, but it may not be related to Cheirodon or Cheirodontinae (Malabarba, pers. comm., in Reis et al. (2003).

Cheirodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1915

Cheirodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1915:70 , Pl. 11 (fig. 2). Type locality: Campos. [In the caption of Pl. 11 (fig.2), Eigenmann (1915) mentioned that the type originated from Campos, on R. Parahyba (= Rio Paraiba do Sul), Brazil].

Holotype: FMNH 57857 .

Distribution: 329 (Eigenmann, 1915; Malabarba, 2003).

Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855

Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855:199 . Type locality: Ponds in the vicinity of Santiago, Chili. [ Chile]. No types known.

Cheirodon annae McAtee , in Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903:515. Type locality: South America. Holotype: CAS 59758.

Distribution: 341 (Campos, 1982; Arratia, 1987).

Remarks: According to Eigenmann, 1915 the specimens of Cheirodon annae were received as an exchange from the U.S. National Museum. Their origin is in doubt. It is possible that they are the types of C. pisciculus .

Cheirodon stenodon Eigenmann, 1915

Cheirodon stenodon Eigenmann, 1915:82 , fig. 30, Pl. 14 (fig. 2). Type locality: Bebedouro , near Rio Grande and Rio Paraná. [ Brazil]. Holotype: FMNH 57865 .

Distribution: 344 (Eigenmann, 1915; Reis et al., 2003; Langeani et al., 2007).

Remarks: This is a valid species, but it may not be related to Cheirodon or Cheirodontinae (L. Malabarba, pers. comm., in Reis et al. (2003).