Curimatopsis Explained

Curimatopsis is a genus of small South American fish in the family Curimatidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay basins, as well as river of the Guianas.^[1]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Curimatopsis cryptica Vari, 1982
• Curimatopsis evelynae Géry, 1964
• Curimatopsis guaporensis Melo & Oliveira, 2017^[1]
• Curimatopsis jaci Melo & Oliveira, 2017^[1]
• Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner, 1876)
• Curimatopsis maculosa B. F. Melo, Vari & C. de Oliveira, 2016^[3]
• Curimatopsis melanura ^[4]
• Curimatopsis microlepis C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
• Curimatopsis myersi Vari, 1982
• Curimatopsis pallida Melo & Oliveira, 2017^[1]
• Curimatopsis sabana

Notes and References

1. Melo, B.F. . C. Oliveira . 2017 . Three new species of Curimatopsis (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Amazon basin . Journal of Fish Biology . 91 . 2 . 528–544 . 10.1111/jfb.13360 . 28653414 .
2. Melo. Bruno F.. 2020. New species of Curimatopsis from the río Caroni, Orinoco basin, Venezuela, with comments on C. macrolepis (Characiformes: Curimatidae). Neotropical Ichthyology. 18. 2. e200002. 10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0002. 1982-0224. free. 11449/201002. free.
3. Melo, B.F., Vari, R.P. & Oliveira, C. (2016): Curimatopsis maculosa, a new species from the Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Curimatidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 303-308.
4. Dutra. G. M.. Melo. B. F.. Netto-Ferreira. A. L.. 2018-02-01. A new species of Curimatopsis Steindachner (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Rio Nhamundá, Amazon basin. Journal of Fish Biology. en. 92. 2. 515–522. 10.1111/jfb.13540. 29431224 .