Clarification of type material for Bornean species of the genus Osteochilus (Cyprinidae)
Author
Mcmahan, Caleb D.
Author
Mochel, Susan F.
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Zootaxa
2015
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Osteochilus kahajanensis chini
Karnasuta 1993
Holotype—FMNH
68230, 127.8mm
SL (
Fig. 3
). Two specimens were originally in lot FMNH 68230, and both specimens were loaned to the author. The specimens are of different sizes and the individual matching the published SL is recognized as the
holotype
referenced in
Karnasuta (1993)
.
Paratypes—FMNH 126076.
Karnasuta (1993)
lists a second specimen of FMNH 68230 (
116.7mm
SL) as a
paratype
, with same locality data as the
holotype
. Correspondence during the loan transaction corroborates this is the second specimen originally in FMNH 68230, and was intended to be recognized as a
paratype
.
As
this
paratype
is published but never assigned a unique catalog number, this
paratype
is assigned FMNH 126076.
FMNH 44740. N=1, as published.
FMNH 44742.
Karnasuta (1993)
lists one specimen in this lot, but gives standard lengths ranging from
50.6-93.5mm
and collection locality of “Kinabatangan District Dermakot, hill stream.” FMNH records for this lot, as well as locality and measurement data given in Karnasuta’s original thesis (1981) are identical. This appears to be a typo in
Karnasuta (1993)
, and FMNH 44742 is indeed one
paratype
specimen of
90.8mm
SL from Labuk District. The erroneous locality and measurement data given for this lot in
Karnasuta (1993)
actually match what is reported for FMNH
68229 in
his thesis. Correspondence during the loan transaction indicates this material (FMNH 68229) was intended for designation as
paratypes
; however, this was not actually reported in
Karnasuta (1993)
.
FMNH 44746. N=2, as published.
FMNH 68231. N=1, as published.
FMNH 68233.
Karnasuta (1993)
, as well as his original thesis, lists one specimen (
49.8mm
SL) as a
paratype
of
O
.
kahajanensis chini
. This lot, which includes
32 specimens
, was not loaned to Karnasuta and is not mentioned in archived correspondence. Other published information matches data for this lot; however, it is unclear which specimen Karnasuta intended to be a representative
paratype
from this lot, or if he intended all
32 specimens
to be
paratypes
. Thus,
32 specimens
are in this lot and considered
paratypes
.
FMNH 68234. N=10, as published.
FMNH 68235. N=1, as published.
FMNH 68236. N=1, as published.
FMNH 68237. N=49, as published.
FMNH 68239. N=1.
Karnasuta (1993)
lists FMNH 98239 as a
paratype
. However this is in error, and the correct catalog number for this
paratype
of
O
. kahajanensis chini
is FMNH 68239. FMNH correspondence and Karnasuta’s original thesis corroborate this was as a typo in
Karnasuta (1993)
.