The type specimens of Neotropical Cichlidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

The type specimens of the Neotropical Cichlidae in the collection of the Museum of Natural History of Berlin (formerly known as the Zoologisches Museum Berlin; ZMB) are listed, and their taxonomic status and nomenclature are discussed. Several primary type specimens are depicted for the first time. Morphometric data for primary type specimens of the taxa Apistogramma ornatipinnis, Apistogramma aequipinnis, Apistogramma reitzigi, Apistogramma weisei, Chaetobranchopsis bitaeniatus, Crenicara praetoriusi, Cichlasoma arnoldi and Crenicichla polysticta are given. A lectotype for Crenicichla polysticta is designated. ((c) 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)