On the Status of the Nominal Curimatid Species Curimata vari Gaye-Siessegger and Fricker, 1998 (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Curimatidae)
Curimata vari
Gaye-Siessegger and Fricker, 1998, described from the rio Cubatão drainage, southeastern Brazil, is compared to other curimatid species. It lacks the synapomorphies that diagnose Curimata Bosc and must be considered a Cyphocharax species, according to the current definition of the genus. A comparative analysis of the morphometric data for C. vari, Cyphocharax santacatarinae, and C. voga indicates that C. vari Gaye-Siessegger and Fricker is a subjective junior synonym of C. santacatarinae Fernández-Yépez.Abstract
Orbit diameter versus head length in Curimata vari (open squares), Cyphocharax voga (black circles), and Cyphocharax santacatarinae (open triangles). Dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals for C. voga and C. santacatarinae
Postorbital length versus head length in Curimata vari (open squares), Cyphocharax voga (black circles), and Cyphocharax santacatarinae (open triangles). Dashed lines represent 95% confidence intervals for of C. voga and C. santacatarinae