Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859

Prosanta Chakrabarty & John S. Sparks, 2007, Relationships of the New World cichlid genus Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with diagnoses for the genus and its species., Zootaxa 1523, pp. 59-64 : 61-62

publication ID	z01523p059
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D3E3619C-4F71-4E97-ADEA-AF3CE5532B3C
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6249895
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treatment provided by	Thomas
scientific name	Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859
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Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859 View in CoL ZBK

Heros nicaraguensis Guenther 1864 ZBK .

Diagnosis. Hypsophrys unimaculatus ZBK is diagnosed as the only Hypsophrys ZBK with a centrally positioned spot on the flank (Figure 4; versus a bar or no marking) and caniniform teeth (versus spatulate).

Remarks. We agree with Kullander & Hartel (1997) that Hypsophrys nicaraguensis ( Guenther 1864) is a junior subjective synonym of Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859 ZBK but find their suggested suppression of the senior synonym in violation of ICZN Article 23. Therefore, this species should be recognized under its valid name Hypsophrys unimaculatus ZBK despite the relative familiarity of the junior synonym.