Pseudochalceus kyburzi (Bertaco, 2003) Schultz, 1966

Mirande, Juan Marcos, 2010, Phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes): from characters to taxonomy, Neotropical Ichthyology 8 (3), pp. 385-568 : 498

Autapomorphies of Pseudochalceus kyburzi :

1. Ventral extent of third infraorbital (64): (1> 0) reaching horizontal arm of preopercle. Reversal of synapomorphy 3 of node 180. Paralleled in the Heterocharacinae and Iguanodectinae , in nodes 184, 198, 225, and 302, and in Agoniates anchovia , Brycon pesu , Hasemania nana , Markiana nigripinnis , Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae , Roeboexodon geryi , and Stichonodon insignis . Some trees: Reversed in node 292.

2. Denticles on gill rakers (201): (0> 1) absent. Paralleled in the Gymnocharacinae , in nodes 245 and 253, and in Axelrodia lindeae . Some trees: Paralleled in Hyphessobrycon elachys and H. herbertaxelrodi .

3. Length of interhyal (211): (0> 1) equal to or longer than one-half of symplectic length. Paralleled in nodes 174 and 211 and in Hoplias cf. malabaricus .

4. Form of third postcleithrum (250): (1> 0) slender, without associated lamella. Reversal of synapomorphy 6 of node 204. Paralleled in node 242 and in Gymnocharacinus bergii and Rhoadsia altipinna .

5. Bony hooks on fin rays (307): (1> 0) absent. Paralleled in the Gymnocharacinae , in nodes 207, 283, 297, and 301, and in Astyanax paris , Bryconamericus mennii , Exodon paradoxus , Inpaichthys kerri , and Rhoadsia altipinna . Some trees: Paralleled in Hasemania nana and Hyphessobrycon elachys .