Serrasalmidae
Pygocentrus stigmaterythraeus
sp. nov. Fig. 8.
Synonym of Serrasalmus cariba (Humboldt 1821).
FROM FRANK MAGALLANES
Species in appearance resembles S. manueli more than P. cariba, however, W. L. Fink (1993) places this as P. cariba.
Current status: Synonym of Serrasalmus cariba (Humboldt 1821).
REFERENCES
Fowler, H. W. 1911 (27 July-15 Aug.) Some fishes from Venezuela. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 63: 419-437. [Mailing date on volume is 27 July for pp. 419-424, and 15 Aug. for pp. 425-437.]
Böhlke, E. B. 1984 Catalog of type specimens in the ichthyological collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Spec. Publ. 14: i-viii + 1-246
Machado-Allison, A. and W. L. Fink 1991 (Nov.) Notas sobre la sistemática del género Serrasalmus y géneros relacionados. Parte II: el género Pygocentrus en Venezuela. Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 13 (no. 1-2): 109-135. [In Spanish, English summary.]
Reis, R. E. , S. O. Kullander, and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. 2003 Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. CLOFFSCA. Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. CLOFFSCA. 2003: i-xi + 1-729.
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