Argentina freshwater A-Z

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii – first record from Argentina

Acrobrycon ipanquianus is a sr. synonym of A. tarijae

Acrobrycon tarijae – revalidated from synonymy

Amaralia hypsiura – not a species from Argentina

Amaralia oviraptor sp.nov. from Argentina

Amatolebias gen.nov. – with comb.nov. from Austrolebias

Ancistrus mullerae – first record from Argentina

Ancistrus taunayi – first records from Argentina

Andromakhe gen.nov. – 5 comb.nov. from Astyanax

Apareiodon vittatus – first record from Argentina

Aphyocharax nattereri is a sr. synonym of A. paraguayensis

Apistogramma pleurotaenia – not from Argentina

Apistogramma trifasciata confirmed for Argentina

Argolebias adrianae – sp.nov. from Argentina

Argolebias stat.nov. – with comb.nov. from Austrolebias

Astronotus crassipinnis – a species from Argentina

Astyanax – 5 species are not from Argentina

Astyanax aramburui sp.nov. from Argentina

Astyanax bifasciatus – first record from Argentina

Astyanax chico sp.nov. from Jujuy, Argentina

Astyanax dissensus – first record from Argentina

Astyanax dissimilis – first record from Argentina

Astyanax endy sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Astyanax hermosus sp.nov. from Córdoba, Argentina

Astyanax lacustris is a sr. synonym of A. asuncionensis

Astyanax latens sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Astyanax pampa sp.nov. from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Astyanax powelli sp.nov. from Catamarca, Argentina

Astyanax puka sp.nov. from Tucumán, Argentina

Astyanax pynandi sp.nov. from Corrientes, Argentina

Astyanax saguazu sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Astyanax stenohalinus – first record from Argentina

Astyanax tumbayaensis sp.nov. from Jujuy

Astyanax tupi sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Astyanax xiru – first record from Argentina

Australoheros angiru sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Australoheros gen.nov. and 3 comb.nov. – A. facetus, A. tembe & A. scitulus

Australoheros kaaygua sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Australoheros ykeregua sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Austrolebias bellottii is a sr. synonym of A. apaii

Austrolebias patriciae – first record from Argentina

Austrolebias robustus revalidated from synonymy with A. bellottii/elongatus

Austrolebias toba sp.nov. from Chaco, Argentina

Austrolebias wichi sp.nov. from Chaco, Argentina

Bagrus tucumanus – an overlooked taxon from Argentina

Bario australis – comb.nov. from Moenkhausia

Bario forestii – comb.nov. from Moenkhausia

Brachyhypopomus bombilla – first records from Argentina

Brachyhypopomus brevirostris – not a species from Argentina

Brachyhypopomus draco – first records from Argentina

Brachyhypopomus gauderio – first records from Argentina

Brevidens striatus – comb.nov. from Leporinus

Brycon hilarii – confirmed for Argentina

Bryconamericus ikaa sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Bryconamericus pyahu sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Bryconamericus ytu sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Bunocephalus coracoideus – not a species from Argentina

Cambeva davisi comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Cambeva mboycy comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Cambeva stawiarski comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Cambeva ytororo comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Cetopsis coecutiens – not a species from Argentina

Cetopsis starnesi – first record from Argentina

Cetopsorhamdia iheringi – first record from Argentina

Characidium borellii – valid and from Argentina

Characidium heirmostigmata – first record from Argentina

Characidium serrano – first record from Argentina

Cheirodon ibicuhiensis – confirmed for Argentina

Cichlasoma scitulum sp.nov. from Argentina and Uruguay

Clarias gariepinus – first record from Argentina

Cnesterodon pampeanus – new species from Argentina

Cnesterodon pirai sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Cnesterodon raddai sp.nov. from Formosa, Argentina

Corydoras aurofrenatus is a sr. synonym of C. ellisae

Corydoras ehrhardti – first record from Argentina

Corydoras gladysae sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Corydoras longipinnis sp.nov. from Argentina

Corydoras petracinii sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Creagrutus beni – not a species from Argentina

Crenicichla ama – new species from Argentina

Crenicichla aravera – new species from Argentina

Crenicichla hadrostigma – first record from Argentina

Crenicichla hu sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla iguassuensis – confirmed for Argentina

Crenicichla jupiaensis – first record from Argentina

Crenicichla lacustris – not a species from Argentina

Crenicichla mandelburgeri – first record from Argentina

Crenicichla semifasciata – confirmed for Argentina

Crenicichla taikyra sp.nov. from Argentina

Crenicichla tapii sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla tesay sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla tuca sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla yaha sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla yjhui sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Crenicichla ypo sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Ctenobrycon kennedyi – comb.nov. from Psellogrammus

Ctenobrycon multiradiatus – not a species from Argentina

Cyanocharax alburnus – first record from Argentina

Cyanocharax lepiclastus sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Cyanocharax macropinna sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Cyanocharax obi sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Cyanocharax uruguayensis comb.nov. is a sr. synonym of C. macropinna

Cypholebias stat.nov. – with comb.nov. from Austrolebias

Deuterodon luetkenii comb.nov. from Hyphessobrycon

Diapoma guarani comb.nov. from Hyphessobrycon

Diapoma is a sr. synonym of Cyanocharax

Diapoma nandi sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Diapoma potamohadros – new species from Argentina

Diapoma pyrrhopteryx – first record from Argentina

Diplomystes viedmensis – comb.nov. from Olivaichthys

Doras punctatus – comb.nov. from Ossancora

Ectrepopterus uruguayensis – first record from Argentina

Epactionotus yasi sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Ernstichthys casalinuovoi – new species from Argentina

Eurycheilichthys pantherinus – first record from Argentina

Farlowella azpelicuetae sp.nov. from Northwest Argentina

Galeocharax knerii – not a species from Argentina

Gambusia holbrooki – first record from Argentina

Gastrodermus hastatus – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Gastrodermus undulatus – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Geophagus brasiliensis – first record from Argentina

Geophagus sveni – first record from Argentina

Gymnogeophagus constellatus – first record from Argentina

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys – not a species from Argentina

Gymnogeophagus jaryi sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Gymnogeophagus lipokarenos – first record from Argentina

Gymnogeophagus setequedas – first record from Argentina

Gymnogeophagus taroba sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura – first record from Argentina

Gymnorhamphichthys britskii – first record from Argentina

Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus – not a species from Argentina

Gymnotus carapo – confirmed for Argentina by G. c. australis ssp.nov. from Misiones

Gymnotus cuia sp.nov. from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay

Gymnotus inaequilabiatus – confirmed for Argentina

Gymnotus omarorum – first record from Argentina

Gymnotus pantanal – first record from Argentina

Gymnotus sylvius – first record from Argentina

Hatcheria areolata – comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Hemigrammus tridens – first record from Argentina

Heptapterus mandimbusu sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Heptapterus mbya sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Heptapterus qenqo sp.nov. from Tucumán, Argentina

Hisonotus aky comb.nov. from Epactionotus

Hisonotus charrua – first record from Argentina

Hisonotus hungy sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Hisonotus nigricauda – first record from Argentina

Hisonotus yasi comb.nov. from Epactionotus

Homodiaetus anisitsi is a sr. synonym of H. vazferrerai

Hoplias argentinensis sp.nov. from Argentina

Hoplias australis sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Hoplias guri – new species from Argentina

Hoplias lacerdae – first record from Argentina

Hoplias malabaricus – not a species from Argentina

Hoplias mbigua sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Hoplias misionera sp.nov. from Argentina and Brazil

Hoplisoma carlae – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma ehrhardti – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma gladysae – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma longipinne – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma micracanthus – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma osvaldoi – sp.nov. from Argentina

Hoplisoma paleatum – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma petracinii – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Hoplisoma polystictum – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Huso spp. – comb.nov. from Acipenser

Hyphessobrycon auca sp.nov. from Corrientes, Argentina

Hyphessobrycon isiri sp.nov. from Entre Ríos and Corrientes

Hyphessobrycon meridionalis is a sr. synonym of H. nicolasi

Hyphessobrycon nicolasi sp.nov. from Entre Ríos, Argentina

Hyphessobrycon togoi sp.nov. from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hypobrycon maromba – first record from Argentina

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis – a new exotic from Argentina

Hypostomus 4x – not from Argentina

Hypostomus arecuta sp.nov. from Argentina

Hypostomus aspilogaster – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus boulengeri – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus cordovae revalidated from synonymy with H. paranensis

Hypostomus formosae sp.nov. from Argentina

Hypostomus isbrueckeri – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus luteus – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus nigropunctatus – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus roseopunctatus – first record from Argentina

Hypostomus spiniger revalidated from synonymy with H. commersoni

Iheringichthys megalops – first record from Argentina

Imparfinis cochabambae – not a species from Argentina

Imparfinis guttatus – first record from Argentina

Imparfinis mishky sp.nov. from Corrientes, Argentina

Ituglanis australis – first record from Argentina

Jenynsia lineata is a sr. synonym of J. multidentata

Jenynsia luxata sp.nov. from Tucumán, Argentina

Jenynsia obscura is a senior synonym of J. pygogramma

Jenynsia sulfurica sp.nov. from Jujuy, Argentina

Jenynsia tucumana sp.nov. from Tucumán and Salta

Leporinus amae – first record from Argentina

Leporinus tigrinus – first record from Argentina

Loricaria holmbergi sp.nov. from Jujuy, Argentina

Loricaria luciae sp.nov. from Corrientes, Argentina

Markiana nigripinnis is a sr. synonym of Tetragonopterus anomalus

Matilebias gen.nov. – with comb.nov. from Austrolebias

Megalamphodus eques – comb.nov. from Hyphessobrycon

Megaleporinus macrocephalus comb.nov. from Leporinus

Megaleporinus obtusidens comb.nov. from Leporinus

Megaleporinus piavussu – first record from Argentina

Melanorivulus punctatus comb.nov. from Rivulus

Microglanis carlae – first records from Argentina

Microglanis cottoides – not a species from Argentina

Microglanis malabarbai – first record from Argentina

Microglanis nigrolineatus sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Mimagoniates barberi – first record from Argentina

Mimagoniates inequalis – first record from Argentina

Moenkhausia australis – confirmed for Argentina

Moenkhausia bonita – first record from Argentina

Moenkhausia forestii – first record from Argentina

Moenkhausia intermedia – not a species from the La Plata basin

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae – not a species from Argentina

Mugil curema – first record from Argentina

Myloplus asterias – not a species from Argentina

Myloplus tiete comb.nov. from Myleus

Myoglanis collettii – not a species from Argentina

Nans indefessus gen. + sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Nantis nom.nov. – substitute for preoccupied Nans

Neofundulus paraguayensis is a sr. synonym of N. ornatipinnis

Odontesthes argentinensis – first record from freshwaters

Odontesthes humensis – first record from Argentina

Oligosarcus amome sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Oligosarcus hepsetus – not a species from Argentina or Uruguay

Oligosarcus itau sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Oligosarcus pintoi – first record from Argentina

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha – a new exotic in Argentina

Ossancora eigenmanni comb.nov. from Oxydoras

Ossancora punctata – first record from Argentina

Osteogaster aenea – comb.nov. from Corydoras

Otocinclus affinis – not a species from Argentina

Otocinclus flexilis – not a species from Argentina

Otocinclus vestitus – first record from Argentina

Papiliolebias hatinne sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Parodon nasus is a sr. synonym of P. tortuosus

Parodon suborbitalis – not a species from Argentina

Peckoltia vittata – not a species from Argentina

Percichthys laevis revalidated from synonymy with P. trucha

Percichthys trucha – a sr. synonym of P. altispinis and P. vinciguerrae

Phalloceros harpagos – first record from Argentina

Phalloceros mimbi – sp.nov. from Argentina and Uruguay

Phalloptychus januarius – not a species from Argentina

Phenacogaster tegatus – first record from Argentina

Phenacorhamdia tenebrosa – first record from Argentina

Piabarchus stramineus – comb.nov. from Bryconamericus

Piabina thomasi comb.nov. from Bryconamericus

Pimelodella cristata – not a species from Argentina

Pimelodella howesi – not a species from Argentina

Pimelodella mucosa – first record from Argentina

Pimelodella taenioptera – first record from Argentina

Pimelodus argenteus is a sr. synonym of P. brevis

Pimelodus britskii – first record from Argentina

Pinirampus argentina comb.nov. from Megalonema

Plagioscion ternetzi is a sr. synonym of P. macdonaghi

Platydoras costatus – not a species from Argentina

Poecilia reticulata – first record from Argentina

Poecilia vivipara – not a species from Argentina

Potamoglanis johnsoni comb.nov. from Trichomycterus

Potamotrygon amandae – first record from Argentina

Potamotrygon falkneri is a sr. synonym of P. castexi

Potamotrygon motoro is a sr. synonym of P. pauckei

Prochilodus argenteus – not a species from Argentina

Prochilodus lineatus is a sr. synonym of P. platensis and P. scrofa

Psalidodon – 30 comb.nov. from Astyanax

Psalidodon alleni – comb.nov. from Astyanax

Psalidodon anisitsi comb.nov. from Hyphessobrycon

Psalidodon dissimilis – comb.nov. from Astyanax

Psalidodon saguazu – comb.nov. from Astyanax

Psalidodon togoi – comb.nov. from Hyphessobrycon

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum – not a species from Argentina

Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum – a valid species from Argentina

Pseudostegophilus maculatus comb.nov. from Parastegophilus

Pterobunocephalus depressus – first record from Argentina

Pyrrhulina australis is a sr. synonym of P. macrolepis and P. rachoviana

Pyrrhulina brevis and P. melanostoma are not from Argentina

Pyxiloricaria menezesi – not a species from Argentina

Rhamdella cainguae sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Rhamdella longiuscula – first records from Argentina

Rhamdia branneri – first record from Argentina

Rhamdia voulezi – first record from Argentina

Rineloricaria isaaci sp.nov from the Uruguay river

Rineloricaria misionera sp.nov. from Misiones, Argentina

Rineloricaria reisi – first record from Argentina

Rineloricaria steinbachi comb.nov. from Ixinandria

Rineloricaria stellata – first record from Argentina

Rineloricaria zaina – first record from Argentina

Roeboides affinis is a sr. synonym of R. prognathus

Roeboides descalvadensis is a sr. synonym of R. paranensis

Roeboides microlepis is a sr. synonym of R. bonariensis

Saccoderma hastata – not a species from Argentina

Saxatilia lepidota – comb.nov. from Crenicichla

Schizodon succinctus – an overlooked taxon from Argentina

Scleronema macanuda – first record from Argentina

Scleronema milonga sp.nov. from Argentina

Scleronema operculatum – not a species from Argentina or Uruguay

Serrapinnus piaba – not a species from Argentina

Serrasalmo auriventris – an overlooked taxon from Argentina

Serrasalmo nigricauda – an overlooked taxon from Argentina

Serrasalmus rhombeus – not a species from Argentina

Serrasalmus serrulatus is not a species from Argentina

Silvinichthys bortayro sp.nov. from Salta, Argentina

Silvinichthys gualcamayo sp.nov. from San Juan

Silvinichthys huachi sp.nov. from San Juan

Silvinichthys leoncitensis sp.nov. from San Juan

Silvinichthys pachonensis sp.nov. from San Juan

Silvinichthys pedernalensis sp.nov. from San Juan

Steindachneridion melanodermatum – first record from Argentina

Steindachnerina insculpta – first record from Argentina

Steindachnerina insculpta – not a species from Argentina

Steindachnerina nigrotaenia – resurrected from synonymy with S. brevipinna

Sturisoma barbatum is a sr. synonym of S. robustum

Synbranchus doeringii – a justified emendation

Tatia jaracatia – first record from Argentina

Tatia neivai – first record from Argentina

Tetragonopterus signatus – an overlooked taxon from Argentina

Titanolebias calvinoi – sp.nov. from Argentina

Trichomycterus hualco sp.nov. from La Rioja

Trichomycterus mboycy – first record from Argentina

Trichomycterus minus sp.nov. from Catamarca

Trichomycterus pseudosilvinichthys sp.nov. from La Rioja

Trichomycterus puna – sp.nov. from Argentina

Trichomycterus rivulatus – first record from Argentina

Trichomycterus stawiarski – first record from Argentina

Trichomycterus varii sp.nov. from Jujuy, Argentina

Trichomycterus ytororo sp.nov. from Misiones

Trichomycterus yuska sp.nov. from Catamarca

Tridentopsis pearsoni – not a species from Argentina

Triportheus nematurus is a sr. synonym of T. paranensis

Triportheus pantanensis – first record from Argentina

Urkumayu gen.nov. – with comb.nov. from Hoplisoma

Xiphophorus hellerii – first record from Argentina

Xyliphius barbatus is a sr. synonym of X. lombarderoi

Zungaro jahu – Paulicea gigantea is an overlooked jr. synonym