Mercediella nom. nov., a replacement name for Camposichthys Figueiredo & Silva Santos, 1991 (Pisces: Pycnodontiformes)

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Bonn zoological Bulletin 61 (1): 29-30 July 2012
Mercediella nom. nov., a replacement name for
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Camposichthys Figueiredo Silva Santos, 1991
(Pisces: Pycnodontiformes)
Stefan Koerber
Friesenstr. 11, D-45476Muelheim, Germany; E-mail:[email protected]; www.pecescrioIlos.de.
Abstract. Camposichthyshasbeen publishedthreetimes forgeneraofbony fishes, generatingatriplehomonymywhich
is described and analyzed in this paper. Areplacement name for the youngest homonym is presented.
Camposichthys Travassos, 1946 To resolve the remaining homonymy between Cam-
(Characiformes: Cynodontidae) posichthys Travassos, 1946, and Camposichthys Figueire-
Travassos (1946) was the first to errect Camposichthys and do & Silva Santos, 1991,Mercediella is here proposed as
did so on some erroneous assumptions regarding the then areplacementname forthe latterjuniorhomonym follow-
complicated status of Cynodon Spix in Spix & Agassiz, ing §§ 53.2, 56.1 and 60.3 ofthe Code. The only known
1829, Raphiodon Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz,1829, and member of this genus is the originally designated type
Rhaphiodonichthys Campos, 1945 (seeKottelat 1988). In species ^Mercediella riachuelensis (Figueiredo & Silva
Opinion 2012, the International Commission on Zoolog- Santos, 1991).
ical Nomenclature (2002) considered Camposichthys
Travassos, 1946, to be ajuniorobjective synonym ofCyn- The new name honours Mercedes Azpelicueta, ichthyol-
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odon Spix in Spix Agassiz, 1829, and placed it in the ogist and paleoichthyologist from La Plata, Argentina.
'Official Index ofRejected and Invalid Generic Names in Thanks are due to Miguel Alonso-Zarazaga, Madrid, and
Zoology'. Despite this nomenclatural act, in accordance Alain Dubois, Paris, for sharing their experience and ex-
with § 80.7.1 ofthe current version ofthe Code (ICZN pertise regarding the rules ofthe Code. An earlierversion
1999) this name continues to compete in homonymy. ofthis paper benefited from comments ofMark Wilson,
Edmonton, and an anonymous reviewer.
Camposichthys Whitley, 1953
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