Vertebrate Zoology 61(1): 47-89, doi:
Das Typusmaterial der Characiformes des Museums für Naturkunde zu Berlin. Teil 1: Einleitung und afrikanische Taxa (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Citharinidae, Distichodontidae)
Axel Zarske‡‡ Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum für Tierkunde,, Dresden,, Germany
Corresponding author: Axel Zarske ( axel.zarske@senckenberg.de ) © Axel Zarske. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Zarske A (2011) Das Typusmaterial der Characiformes des Museums für Naturkunde zu Berlin. Teil 1: Einleitung und afrikanische Taxa (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Citharinidae, Distichodontidae). Vertebrate Zoology 61(1): 47-89 |  |
Abstract
The type specimens of the Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) of the Museum of Natural History of Berlin are listed, investigated and the current status discussed. Each taxon is fi gured with its historical original picture, a lateral view and an xray foto. Herein, fi rst the African taxa (families Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Citharinidae and Distichodontidae) are described after a short historical overview about the development of the collection. There are type specimens of 23 taxa of Characiformes from Africa (represented by 6 holo-, 12 syn- and 4 paralectotypes). 17 taxa are valid and 6 are synonyms of other species. In a second part of this publication the type specimens of South-American Characiformes (other than Characidae) and in a third part the Characidae sensu stricto will be studied and discussed.
Keywords
Typusexemplare, Museum für Naturkunde zu Berlin, Characiformes, Hepsetidae, Alestidae, Citharinidae, Distichodontidae