FAMILY Curimatidae Gill, 1858 - toothless characins [=Curimatinae, Potamorhinini, Curimatopsini, Curimatellini, Apolinarellini] Notes: Curimatinae Gill, 1858:61 [ref. 1750] (subfamily) Curimata Potamorhinini Fernández-Yépez, 1948:16 insert [ref. 1316] (tribe) Potamorhina Curimatopsini Fernández-Yépez, 1948:16 insert [ref. 1316] (tribe) Curimatopsis Curimatellini Fernández-Yépez, 1948:16 insert [ref. 1316] (tribe) Curimatella Apolinarellini Fernández-Yépez, 1948:16 insert [ref. 1316] (tribe) Apolinarella GENUS Curimata Bosc, 1817 - toothless characins [=Curimata Bosc [L. A. G.] (ex Cuvier), 1817:9, Acuticurimata Fowler [H. W.], 1941:166, Allenina Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:39, Bitricarinata Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:64, Bondia Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:66, Bondichthys Whitley [G. P.], 1953:134, Camposella Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:60, Camposichthys Whitley [G. P.], 1953:134, Curimata Walbaum [J. J.], 1792:80, Curimatus Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier), 1817:1183, Lambepiedra Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:62, Peltapleura (subgenus of Curimata) Fowler [H. W.], 1906:300, Semitapicis (subgenus of Curimatus) Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.], 1889:417, Stupens Whitley [G. P.], 1954:30] Notes: [ref. 5126]. Fem. Salmo edentulus Bloch, 1794. Name appeared in v. 9 of the work. Type designated by the ICZN and placed on Official List (Opinion 772). Same as Curimata Cloquet, 1818:240 [v. 12, ref. 852]. See discussion by Taylor 1964:260 [ref. 12563]. •Valid as Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Géry 1977:227 [ref. 1597], Vari 1983:4 [ref. 5419], Géry et al. 1987:415 [ref. 6001], Vari 1987 [ref. 6059], Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari & Reis 1995:302 [ref. 21943], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Acuticurimata) [ref. 1437]. Fem. Curimatus macrops Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Allenina) [ref. 1316]. Fem. Curimata murieli Allen, 1942. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Bitricarinata) [ref. 1316]. Fem. Curimatus schomburgkii Günther, 1864. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Bondia) [ref. 1316]. Fem. Curimatus mivartii Steindachner, 1878. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bondia Newman, 1856 in Lepidoptera, replaced by Bondichthys Whitley, 1953. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189] based on his placement of Bondichthys, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Bondichthys) [ref. 4718]. Masc. Curimatus mivartii Steindachner, 1878. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Bondia Fernández-Yépez, 1948, preoccupied by Bondia Newman, 1856 in Lepidoptera. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Camposella) [ref. 1316]. Fem. Curimatus simulatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Camposella Cole, 1919 in Diptera, replaced by Camposichthys Whitley, 1953 (also preoccupied) and replaced by Stupens Whitley, 1954. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189] based on placement of Stupens, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Camposichthys) [ref. 4718]. Masc. Curimatus simulatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Camposella Fernández-Yépez, 1948, preoccupied by Camposella Cole, 1919 in Diptera. Camposichthys itself preoccupied by Camposichthys Travassos, 1946 in fishes and replaced by Stupens Whitley, 1954. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189] based on placement of Stupens, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Curimata) [ref. 4572]. Fem. Salmo (Curimata) marggravii Walbaum, 1792. Type by monotypy. Not described as a genus or subgenus (see Opinion 772), placed on Official Index; Curimates Goldfuss, 1820 and Curimate Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 based on Walbaum are not original descriptions. •In the synonymy of Curimata Bosc 1817 -- (Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Curimatus) [ref. 3303]. Masc. Salmo edentulus Bloch, 1794. Type by subsequent designation. See Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:421 [ref. 1224]. Not mentioned in Opinion 772. •Objective synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 – (Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Lambepiedra) [ref. 1316]. Fem. Lambepiedra alleni Fernández-Yépez, 1948. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Peltapleura) [ref. 1373]. Fem. Salmo cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1766. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Semitapicis) [ref. 1254]. Masc. Charax planirostris Gronow, 1854. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:422 [ref. 1224]. Type belongs in Curimata cyprinoides complex (see discussion in Vari 1984:14-16 [ref. 5307]). Semitapiscis Braga & Azpelicueta, 1983:139, footnote on p. 140 [ref. 5308] is an unjustified emendation. •Valid as Semitapicis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 -- (Braga & Azpelicueta 1983:139 [ref. 5308]). •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654] as Semitapiscis, Vari in Reis et al. 2003:51 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. (Stupens) [ref. 4721]. Masc. Curimatus simulatus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889. Type by being a replacement name. Treated as masculine (Art. 30.2.4). Replacement for Camposichthys Whitley, 1953, preoccupied by Camposichthys Travassos, 1946 in fishes. •Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817 -- (Vari 1989:6 [ref. 9189], Vari 1989:21 [ref. 13506], Taphorn 1992:408 [ref. 23654], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:52 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Curimata Bosc, 1817. Curimatidae. Species Curimata acutirostris Vari & Reis, 1995 - Araguaia curimata (author) [=Curimata acutirostris Vari [R. P.] & Reis [R. E.], 1995:298, Fig. 1] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 21943] Marginal lagoons by Rio Araguaia near Luis Alves, São Miguel do Araguaia, about 13°14'S, 50°53'W, Goiás, Brazil. Current status: Valid as Curimata acutirostris Vari & Reis, 1995. Curimatidae. Distribution: Upper Araguaia River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater. Species Curimata aspera Günther, 1868 - Huallaga curimata (author) [=Curimatus asper Günther [A.], 1868:478, Curimatus simulatus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.], 1889:430 [22]] Notes: [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56); ref. 1992] Río Huallaga, Amazon system, Peru. Current status: Valid as Curimata aspera Günther, 1868. Curimatidae. Distribution: Amazon River basin, western Brazil and eastern Peru: Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: freshwater. (simulatus) [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 4 (no. 12); ref. 1254] Rio Solimões at Fonte Boa, Brazil. Current status: Synonym of Curimata aspera Günther, 1868. Curimatidae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Curimata cerasina Vari, 1984 - cerasina toothless characin (author) [=Curimata cerasina Vari [R. P.], 1984:30, Fig. 1] Notes: [Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 8204] Flooded area along road from San Fernando de Apure to Arichuna, 15 kilometers southeast of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. Current status: Valid as Curimata cerasina Vari, 1984. Curimatidae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. Species Curimata cisandina (Allen, in Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) - Bronco curimata (author) [=Psectrogaster cisandinus Allen [W. R.], in Eigenmann & Allen, 1942:290, Pl. 14 (fig. 3), Lambepiedra alleni Fernández-Yépez [A.], 1948:62, Fig. 33] Notes: [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Loreto, Iquitos, Peru. Current status: Valid as Curimata cisandina (Allen, 1942). Curimatidae. Distribution: Bronco River, middle and upper portions of Amazon River basin: Brazil and Peru. Habitat: freshwater. (alleni) [Boletin Taxonómico - Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría. Laboratorio de Pesquería. (no. 1). Caiguire, Venezuela. No. 1; ref. 1316] Lago Cashyboya, Peru. Current status: Synonym of Curimata