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No. 50 Fonchii Chang and Hernàn Ortega. Additions,and corrections to the list of freshwater fishes of Perú. Serie A. Zoologìa. No 50, 1-11 p. 12 Diciembre, 1995.
Data from the literature and examination of recently collected specimens in the ichthyological colletions of the Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, allow us to present herein numerous additions and corrections to the Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Peru. This taxonomic revision has resulted in the addition of 78 new species, and the establishement of 36 new combinations or taxonomic statuses. Four incorrectly spelled names are corrected. Sixteen species previously listed for Peru have been found not to occur in the country, bringing the current number of Peruvian freshwater species to 855.
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