Aperioptus pictorius Richardson 1848 is a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides molobrion Siebert 1991, and Aperioptus is a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934 (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae)

LAWRENCE M. PAGE; WEERAPONGSE TANGJITJAROEN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.10

Issue: Vol. 3962 No. 1: 22 May 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-05-22

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.10

Page range: 179–181

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Aperioptus pictorius Richardson 1848 is a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides molobrion Siebert 1991, and Aperioptus is a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934 (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae)

LAWRENCE M. PAGE⁺⁻
WEERAPONGSE TANGJITJAROEN⁺⁻

Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50100

Acanthopsoides Neacanthopsis Teleostei loaches Pisces

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Abstract

Aperioptus pictorius was described by Richardson in 1848 with limited textual information but with an illustration sufficient to confirm the species as one currently recognized as Acanthopsoides molobrion making Aperioptus a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides Fowler 1934 and A. pictorius a senior synonym of Acanthopsoides molobrion Siebert 1991. Species to be recognized in Aperioptus in addition to A. molobrion are A. gracilis (Fowler 1934), A. gracilentus (Smith 1945), A. delphax (Siebert 1991), A. hapalias (Siebert 1991), and A. robertsi (Siebert 1991). Aperioptus also is a senior synonym of Neacanthopsis Smith 1945, type species Neacanthopsis gracilentus.