Serrapinnus Explained

Serrapinnus is a genus of characins from tropical South America.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species of this genus:

• Serrapinnus aster L. R. Malabarba & Jerep, 2014 ^[1]
• Serrapinnus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)
• Serrapinnus gracilis (Géry, 1960)
• Serrapinnus heterodon (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
• Serrapinnus kriegi (O. Schindler, 1937)
• Serrapinnus lucindai L. R. Malabarba & Jerep, 2014 ^[1]
• Serrapinnus microdon (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
• Serrapinnus micropterus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907)
• Serrapinnus notomelas (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
• Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875)
• Serrapinnus potiguar Jerep & L. R. Malabarba, 2014 ^[2]
• Serrapinnus sterbai Zarske, 2012 ^[3]
• Serrapinnus tocantinensis L. R. Malabarba & Jerep, 2014 ^[1]
• Serrapinnus zanatae Jerep, Camelier & L. R. Malabarba, 2016 ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Malabarba, L.R. & Jerep, F.C. (2014): Review of the species of the genus Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998 (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae) from the rio Tocantins-Araguaia basin, with description of three new species. Zootaxa, 3847 (1): 57–79.
2. Jerep, F.C. & Malabarba, L.R. (2014): A new species of Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998 (Characidae: Cheirodontinae) from Rio Grande do Norte State, northeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 301-308.
3. Zarske, A. . 2012. Serrapinnus sterbai spec. nov. - Beschreibung eines neuen Salmlers (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae: Cheirodontinae) aus Brasilien mit Bemerkungen zu S. gracilis (Géry, 1960) comb. nov. und S. littoris (Géry, 1960) comb. nov.. Vertebrate Zoology. 62. 1. 3–17. 10.3897/vz.62.e31364. free .
4. Jerep, F.C., Camelier, P. & Malabarba, L.R. (2016): Serrapinnus zanatae, a new species from the rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (4): 289-298.