CITHARINIDAE Günther, 1864

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CITHARINIDAE Günther, 1864

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Cyprinosalmi Latreille, 1825:120. Type genus: Citharinus Cuvier, 1816 . Additional comments: no stem of the type genus, not available.

Citharinina Günther, 1864:279. Type genus: Citharinus Cuvier, 1816 .

CITHARIDIUM Boulenger, 1902

Citharidium Boulenger, 1902d:144 . Type species: Citharidium ansorgii Boulenger, 1902 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Neuter.

Citharidium ansorgii Boulenger, 1902

Citharidium ansorgii Boulenger, 1902d:144 , Pl. 3. Type locality: Lake Oguta , Southern Nigeria. [ Nigeria]. Holotype: BMNH 1902.1 .23.1.

Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508 (Olaosebikan, Raji, 1998; Gosse, Paugy, 2003).

Remarks: Also reported from Lake Chad basin by Vivien (1991), but this is unconfirmed.

CITHARINOPS Daget, 1962

Citharinops Daget, 1962a:81 , 101. Type species: Citharinus distichodoides Pellegrin, 1919 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Citharinus .

Citharinops distichodoides (Pellegrin, 1919)

Citharinus distichodoïdes Pellegrin, 1919:208 . Type locality: Gribingui. [ Central African Republic]. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.8 . 15.16 (1); MNHN 1919-0201 to 0207 (7).

Citharinus thomasi Pellegrin, 1924b:461 . Type locality: Koriomé (région de Timbouctou). [ Mali]. Holotype: MNHN 1924-0176 .

Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 516, 520 (Gosse, Paugy, 2003).

CITHARINUS Cuvier, 1816

Citharinus Cuvier, 1816:168 . Type species: Serrasalmus citharus Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Citharinoides Daget, Iltis, 1965:83 (footnote). Type species: Citharinus latus Müller, Troschel, 1844 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine. Additional comments: Originally proposed as a subgenus of Citharinus by Daget (1962a); it included 2 species, but no type was established (Art. 13.3).

Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy St Hilaire, 1809)

Serrasalmus citharus Geoffroy St Hilaire, 1809: 40 , Pl. 5 (fig. 2). Type locality: Nil. [Nile, Egypt]. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4617 (1); MNHN A-9723 (3); MNHN A-8605 (1, dry); MNHN A-8606 (1, dry); MNHN B-3187 (1). [In some references (Bertin, 1948) MNHN A-9882 (2) and MNHN A-9725 (4) are indicated as syntypes, but this seems uncertain because they do not correspond with the data in the original description (locality, year of collection)] .

Citharinus geoffroei Cuvier, 1829:313 . Type locality: Not given. No types known. Name available from a footnote as “Le Serrasalme citharine ou Astre de la nuit des Arabes, Geoffr., Poiss. D’Eg., pL. v, f. 2 et 3 ( Citharinus geoffroei, Nob. )”.

Distichodus marnoi Steindachner, 1881c:200 [22]. Type locality: Bahr el Seraf und Bahr el Gebel. [ Bahr-el-Seraf and Bahr-el-Gebel rivers, Nile basin, South Sudan]. Syntypes: NMW 59544 (1), 76438 (2).

Citharinus citharus intermedius Worthington, 1932:123 . Type locality: Lake Rudolf. [(Lake Turkana), Kenya]. Syntypes: BMNH 1932.6.13.36–40 (5).

Distribution: 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 516, 517, 520, 522, 523, 530 (David, Poll, 1937; Bailey, 1994; Gosse, Paugy, 2003; Seegers et al., 2003).

Remarks: A report of Citharinus latus from the Kingani River in Tanzania (Pfeffer, 1894; Daget, 1962a) probably refers to Citharinus citharus intermedius (Daget, 1984) . Therefore, the distribution of Citharinus citharus possibly also includes the Kingani River in Tanzania (Daget, 1984).

Citharinus congicus Boulenger, 1897

Citharinus congicus Boulenger, 1897b:424 . Type locality: Stanley Falls . [(Wagenia Falls). Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Holotype: BMNH 1897.9 .30.19.

Distribution: 534, 535, 536, 537, 539, 540, 545, 546, 548, 549, 550, 564 (Boulenger, 1901; Boulenger, 1916; Nichols, Griscom, 1917; Pellegrin, 1928b; David, Poll, 1937; Poll, 1939; Gosse, 1963; Daget, Stauch, 1963; Gosse, 1968; Poll, 1976; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Banister, Bailey, 1979; Daget, 1984).

Citharinus eburneensis Daget, 1962

Citharinus eburneensis Daget, 1962b:485 . Type locality: Agneby , Côte d’Ivoire. [ Ivory Coast]. Holotype: MNHN 1961-1122 .

Distribution: 514 (Gosse, Paugy, 2003).

Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899

Citharinus gibbosus Boulenger, 1899b:94 , Pl. 39. Type locality: Stanley-Pool (région des chutes); Kutu (lac Léopold II); Monsembé, Haut-Congo; Haut-Congo; Banana. [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.7.9.23– 24 (2); BMNH 1898.11 .17.24 (1); BMNH 1899.6 .27.42 (1); BMNH 1899.8 .22.8 (1); BMNH 1899.9 .26.128 (1); RMCA 859 (1) ; RMCA 860 (1).

Distribution: 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550 (Boulenger, 1899b; Boulenger, 1909a; Nichols, Griscom, 1917; Pellegrin, 1928b; David, Poll, 1937; Poll, 1939; Gosse, 1963; Daget, Stauch, 1963; Matthes, 1964b; Gosse, 1968; Poll, 1976; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Banister, Bailey, 1979; De Vos et al., 2001; Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Stiassny, 2011; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013; Kisekelwa et al., 2020).

Citharinus latus Müller, Troschel, 1844

Citharinus latus Müller, Troschel, 1844:85 . Type locality: Nilo [Nile]. Holotype: ZMB 3534 .

Distribution: 505, 507, 508, 509, 511, 516, 517, 518, 520, 522, 523 (David, Poll, 1937; Bailey, 1994; Gosse, Paugy, 2003).

Remarks: Originally described as “ Citharinus latus Ehrbg. ” by Müller, Troschel (1844) based on a collection of fishes made by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Wilhelm Hemprich during their exploration of the Nile between 1820 and 1825. Unfortunately, Hemprich, in charge of the vertebrates, died during this expedition, and Ehrenberg apparently named the different species in a collection list, but without giving a proper description ( Zarske, 2011b).

Citharinus macrolepis Boulenger, 1899

Citharinus macrolepis Boulenger, 1899b:93 , Pl. 38. Type locality: Boma; Manyanga; Upoto; Chiloango; Boma (rivière des Crocodiles); Kutu; Ibali (lac Léopold II). [ Democratic Republic of the Congo]. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.11 .17.23 (1); BMNH 1899.9 .26.127 (1); RMCA 29 (1) ; RMCA 80 (1) ; RMCA 120 (1) ; RMCA 856 (1) ; RMCA 857 (1) ; RMCA 858 (1) . [Specimens from the type localities Upoto and Chiloango were not found in the collections of BMNH and RMCA].

Distribution: 534, 535, 537, 538, 539, 540, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550 (Boulenger, 1901; Boulenger, 1909c; David, Poll, 1937; Poll, 1939; Gosse, 1963; Daget, Stauch, 1963; Matthes, 1964b; Gosse, 1968; Poll, 1976; Roberts, Stewart, 1976; Banister, Bailey, 1979; Monsembula Iyaba, Stiassny, 2013).

Species inquirenda ( Citharinus )

Salmo cyprinoïdes Cuvier, 1829:313 . Type locality: Not given. No types known.

Remarks: Name available from a footnote as “ Salmo cyprinoïdes, Gronov. , Mus., p. 378”. Noted as part of the genus Citharinus .