Synaptolaemus cingulatus

Synaptolaemus cingulatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Synaptolaemus
Species: S. cingulatus
Binomial name
Synaptolaemus cingulatus
G. S. Myers & Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Synaptolaemus cingulatus is a species of headstander found in Brazil and Venezuela. An examination of specimens has shown that S. cingulatus is a synonym of S. latofasciatus.[1]

References

  1. Britski, H.A.; Birindelli, J.L.; and Garavello, J.C. (2011). Synaptolaemus latofasciatus, a new combination for Leporinus latofasciatus Steindachner, 1910 and its junior synonym Synaptolaemus cingulatus Myers and Fernández-Yépez, 1950 (Characiformes: Anostomidae). Zootaxa 3018: 59–65


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