Pachypops Gill

Lilian Casatti, 2002, Taxonomy of the South American genus Pachypops Gill 1861 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with the description of a new species., Zootaxa 26, pp. 1-20 : 1-2

[[ Pachypops Gill ]]

Introduction

The species of Pachypops Gill are small to moderate size (largest with about 180 mm SL), occurring in South America throughout the Orinoco, Amazonas, Essequibo, Corantijn, and Approuague drainages. The genus, proposed for Micropogon trifilis Mueller and Troschel (1848) , was described based on material that originated in Guyana, and was first characterized by having three barbels, small pores on the chin, and a small, inferior, horizontal mouth.

Jordan and Eigenmann (1889), Campos (1942), Fowler (1954), and Chao (1978) studied aspects of the taxonomy of the genus, and of these studies, the first is the most complete in terms of geographic coverage, type-specimen examination, and diagnosis, but does not allow the recognition of all of the valid species of Pachypops . In order to resolve this problem, this paper provides a complete taxonomic revision of Pachypops , including the redescriptions of all recognized species and the description of a new species.