New lectotype designation for Astyanax aeneus (Teleostei: Characidae)

The purpose of this short communication is to describe the circumstances of the designation of a wrong specimen as lectotype, to designate another specimen from the original description as the correct lectotype, and to exclude the formerly designated specimen from the type series of the Banded Tetra, Astyanax aeneus.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmitter Soto, Juan Jacobo Doctor 2049
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:Astyanax aeneus, Ictiología, Taxonomía de peces, Costas, Artfrosur,
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epub/10.1080/00222933.2021.1933231?needAccess=true
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Summary:The purpose of this short communication is to describe the circumstances of the designation of a wrong specimen as lectotype, to designate another specimen from the original description as the correct lectotype, and to exclude the formerly designated specimen from the type series of the Banded Tetra, Astyanax aeneus.