Redescrição de Genidens barbus (Lacépède, 1803) e Genidens machadoi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918), Bagres Marinhos (Siluriformes, Ariidae) do Atlântico Sul Ocidental

Variation in the pattern of the vomero-palatine tooth patches of Genidens barbus and Genidens machadoi is reviewed and the species redescribed based on the analysis of 46 morphological characters. Genidens machadoi can be distinguished from Genidens barbus by: the notched lateral margin of the sphenotic (vs. lateral margin of the sphenotic straight); the cephalic shield narrowest in the sphenotic (vs. cephalic shield narrowest in the frontal); distance between the lateral margin of the cephalic shield, at narrowest portion, and the posterior margin of the orbit 0.681.0 of the smallest width of the cephalic shield (vs. 1.21.7); width of the posterior extremity of the supra-occipital process 2.03.4 of the length of the supra-occipital process (vs. 3.34.7); one or two groups of tooth patches on roof of mouth, anterior patch small and round, posterior patch oval, sometimes confluent or fused with the front group (vs. patches a with horseshoe shape, patches totally fused or divided in confluent groups, always with a posterior projection); longest length of the tooth patches 3.24.9 of the height of the head (vs. 1.93.4); granulation on cephalic shield coarse and irregularly distributed (vs. smooth and distributed in regular series).A variação no padrão das placas de dentes vômero-palatinas de Genidens barbus e Genidens machadoi é revista e as espécies redescritas com base na análise de 46 caracteres morfológicos. Genidens machadoi pode ser diferenciada de Genidens barbus pela: margem lateral do esfenótico recortada (vs. margem lateral do esfenótico retilínea); escudo cefálico mais estreito na região dos esfenóticos (vs. escudo cefálico mais estreito na região dos frontais); distância entre a margem lateral do escudo cefálico, na porção mais estreita, e a margem posterior da órbita cabendo 0,681,0 na menor largura do escudo cefálico (vs. 1,21,7); menor largura do processo occipital, na porção posterior, cabendo 2,03,4 no comprimento do processo occipital (vs. 3,34,7); um ou dois pares de placas de dentes na região do palato, par anterior arredondado e pequeno, par posterior ovalado às vezes confluente ou fusionado com o par anterior (vs. placas de dentes na região do palato formando um conjunto com aspecto de uma ferradura, as placas totalmente fusionadas ou confluentes e distintas, mas sempre com uma projeção posterior); maior comprimento das placas de dentes cabendo 3,24,9 na altura da cabeça (vs. 1,93,4); granulação no escudo cefálico espessa e irregularmente distribuída (vs. fina e distribuída em série regulares)

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others