TribeAlfarini Hubbs

[Clade 64]

Alfarini Hubbs, 1924: 11 .

Type-genus: Alfaro Meek, 1912 .

Diagnosis. Alfarins can be diagnosed by the following not uniquely derived and/or reversed features: (1) pleural ribs associated with haemal arches in males [60-1]; (2) pleural ribs associated with haemal arches in females [61-1]; (3) adult females with first proximal radial of dorsal fin located between neural arches of 14 th and 15 th vertebrae; (4) 12 or more anal-fin rays in females [65-0]; (5) gonactinost complex approximately perpendicular to body longitudinal axis [68-1]; (6) distal portion of second and third gonactinosts fused [71-1]; (7) distal portion of third and fourth gonactinosts completely fused [74-1]; (8) lateral process on base of fifth middle anal-fin radial in adult males minute [79-4]; and (9) presence of a palp in subdistal segments of R 3 [88-1].

Composition. Genus Alfaro .

Distribution. As for Alfaro .