Brittanichthys, Gery, 1965

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BRITTANICHTHYS Géry, 1965 View in CoL

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Brittanichthys Géry, 1965b:13 . Type species: Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965

Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965b:22 , figs. 1–4 + 1 in color. Type locality: Rio Negro basin ( Brazil), Praio (= beach) Bulufu on the Rio Itu; the collecting place is about 80 km. upstream from the meeting with Rio Negro, about 0°30’S, 63°- 30’W. Holotype: USNM 198132 About USNM .

Distribution: 314 (Géry, 1965b).

Brittanichthys myersi Géry, 1965

Brittanichthys myersi Géry, 1965b:62 , figs. 5–8. Type locality: Rio Negro   GoogleMaps , Brazil, unnamed inlet on shore, at about 13 km. west of junction with the Amazon, 10 km. west of Manaus; about 3°10’S, 59°55’W. Holotype: USNM 198131 About USNM .

Distribution: 314 (Géry, 1965b).

Remarks: The diagnosis proposed by Géry (1965b) does not seem to be persuasiveto distinguish Brittanichthys myersi from B. axelrodi . A taxonomic revision is necessary to check its validity.

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