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Species in the genus Myloplus: [ 24 ] records


animacula, Myloplus Soares [A.], Andrade [M. C.] & Lucinda [P. H. F.] 2023:2, Figs. 1-4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 31 (no. 4): IEF-1191; ref. 40581] Lagoa da Confusão, Rio Formosa, Tocantins State, Brazil, 10°38'14"S, 49°54'09"W. Holotype: MCP 54912. Paratypes: IDSM, MCT, MNRJ, UNT. •Valid as Myloplus animacula Soares, Andrade & Lucinda 2023. Current status: Valid as Myloplus animacula Soares, Andrade & Lucinda 2023. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: upper and middle Tocantins-Araguaia River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

arnoldi, Myloplus Ahl [E.] 1936:25 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 114 (nos 1/2); ref. 13683] Amazon River. Syntypes: (2) ZMB 20812 (now 1). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Myleus arnoldi (Ahl 1936) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Myloplus arnoldi Ahl 1936 -- (Jégu 2001:386 [ref. 25923], Jégu et al. 2003:850 [ref. 27668], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Ota et al. 2024:412 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus arnoldi Ahl 1936. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

asterias, Myletes Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:98 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Essequibo River, Guyana. Lectotype: ZMB 3646. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1971.5.10.61-62 (2); ZMB 3645 (1) Also appeared in Müller & Troschel 1845:24, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [ref. 3071]. Lectotype selected by Jégu et al. 2004:124 [ref. 27829]. •Questionably a synonym of Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Géry 1972:162 [ref. 1594]). •Valid as Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Melo et al. 2016:374 [ref. 35317]). •Valid as Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Keith et al. 2000:14 [ref. 24547], Jégu 2001:386 [ref. 25923], López et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27366], Jégu et al. 2003:849 [ref. 27668], Jégu et al. 2004:123, 127 [ref. 27829], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Azpelicueta & Koerber 2015:42 [ref. 33654], Andrade et al. 2016:164 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Andrade et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Silvano et al. 2020:169 [ref. 38133], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:28 [ref. 41297], Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana and Peru. IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

aylan, Myloplus Pereira [V. D.], Ota [R. P.], Machado [V. N.], Collins [R. A.], Ândrade [M.], Garcia-Ayala [J. R.], Jégu [M.], Farias [I. P.] & Hrbek [T.] in Machado, Pereira, Ota, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala et al. 2024:8, Figs. 2-3, 5 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 2): e230095; ref. 41210] Lago do Bento, rio Baraúna, Caracaraí municipality, Roraima, Brazil, 01°15'34.4"N, 60°54'32.4"W. Holotype: INPA 60150. Paratypes: ANSP, BMNH, CIIAP, INPA, MUBIO. •Valid as Myloplus aylan Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek 2024. Current status: Valid as Myloplus aylan Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek 2024. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Nanay, Tigre (tributary of Marañon), Branco, Juruá, Jutaí, Purus, Madeira and Uatumã River drainages, western Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

discoideus, Myletes Kner [R.] (ex Heckel) 1860:30 [22] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] Bananeira, Rio Branco, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Syntype: NMW 16407 (1, dry). On p. 22 of separate. Name first used in Kner 1858, p. 165 [ref. 18871]. •Synonym of Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ellipticus, Myletes Günther [A.] 1864:375 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Guyana. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.33 (1) Essequibo R., 1971.5.10.63 (1). •Questionably a synonym of Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Géry 1972:162 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu et al. 2004:127, 128 [ref. 27829], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35868], Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gurupyensis, Myleus Steindachner [F.] 1911:342 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 48 (no. 16) (for 28 June 1911); ref. 14816] Rio Gurupi at Chatão, Brazil. Syntypes: (2) NMW 10589 (1). •Valid as Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner 1911 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559]). •Synonym of Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

levis, Myleus Eigenmann [C. H.] & McAtee [W. L.] in Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward 1907:142, Pl. 42 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 2) (art. 7); ref. 1261] Bahia Negra, Paraguay. Holotype (unique): CAS 62107 [ex IU 10156]. •Valid as Myleus levis Eigenmann & McAtee 1907 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee 1907) -- (Britski et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24147], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Koerber et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35267], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee 1907). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay-Paraná River basin (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

lobatus, Myletes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:212 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Amazon River, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5244 (1, poor condition), BMNH 1849.11.8.32-33 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:26 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:120 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Silvano et al. 2020:171 [ref. 38133], Koerber et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39235], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Brazil, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

lucienae, Myloplus Andrade [M. C.], Ota [R. P.], Bastos [D. A.] & Jégu [M.] 2016:572, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa 4205 (no. 6); ref. 34960] Rio Carabinani, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil, 2°01'25"S, 61°32'35"W. Holotype: INPA 30717. Paratypes: INPA, MZUEL. •Valid as Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu 2016 -- (Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Silvano et al. 2020:175 [ref. 38133], Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2024:138 [ref. 42338]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu 2016. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Negro basin, Amazonas (Brazil and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

luna, Myletes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:221 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Cayenne, French Guiana. Lectotype: MNHN A-9870 (290 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN A-8632 (1, dry), 2000-0148 [ex A-9870] (3) Cayenne, A-9895 (1, poor condition) Colombia. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:26-27 [ref. 19577]. Lectotype selected by Géry 1972:163 [ref. 1594]. •Questionably a synonymy of Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Géry 1972:162 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Keith et al. 2000:14 [ref. 24547], Jégu et al. 2004:127 [ref. 27829], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Tomete Amaral Campos [A.] 1944:211, Fig. [Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura, São Paulo v. 4 (no. 14); ref. 13164] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 3356. Type catalog: Britski 1969:202 [ref. 12401], Oyakawa 1996:497 [ref. 23140]. Original genus should have been spelled Tometes. •Synonym of Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrolineatus, Myloplus Ota [R. P.], Machado [V. N.], Andrade [M. C.], Collins [R. A.], Farias [I. P.] & Hrbek [T.] 2020:Figs. 1-4 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 18 (no. 1) e190112; ref. 37456] Lago Tracajá, tributary of rio Juma, about 60 km south of Manaus, rio Amazonas basin, Amazonas State, Brazil, 3°41'15"S, 59°57'01"W. Holotype: INPA 54773. Paratypes: INPA. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek 2020 -- (Silvano et al. 2020:177 [ref. 38133], Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek 2020. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

palometa, Myletes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:214 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Venezuela. No types known. Based on literature sources -- see Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061]. •Synonym of Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061] as Jardine and Schomburgk). •Synonym of Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817], Machado et al. 2024:22 [ref. 41210]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

parma, Myletes Günther [A.] 1864:374 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Capin [= Capim], Pará State, Brazil. Syntypes: BMNH 1849.11.8.32-33 (2). •Synonym of Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Géry 1972:183 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes 1850). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubripinnis, Myletes Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:97 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Guyana. Lectotype: ZMB 23686. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1971.5.10.64 (1) Essequibo R.; ZMB 3636-37 (1, 1). Also appeared in Müller & Troschel 1845:23 [ref. 3071]. Lectotype selected by Jégu et al. 2004:125 [ref. 27829]. •Valid as Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Géry 1972:162 [ref. 1594], Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1991:37 [ref. 21021], Taphorn 1992:281 [ref. 23654], Planquette et al. 1996:370 [ref. 22818], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800]). •Valid as Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu 2001:386 [ref. 25923], Jégu et al. 2003:849 [ref. 27668], Jégu et al. 2004:124, 142 [ref. 27829], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Andrade et al. 2016:165 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:29 [ref. 41297], Soares et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40581], Vieira et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40759], Ota et al. 2024:414 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Tocantins-Araguaia River basin, Brazil; introduced in Puerto Rico (U.S.A.). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

sauron, Myloplus Pereira [V. D.], Ota [R. P.], Machado [V. N.], Collins [R. A.], Ândrade [M.], Garcia-Ayala [J. R.], Jégu [M.], Farias [I. P.] & Hrbek [T.] in Machado, Pereira, Ota, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala et al. 2024:16, Figs. 6-8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 2): e230095; ref. 41210] Rio Xingu, below the Tamaracá waterfall, entrance on the right bank of the river, parallel to BR-230, Anapu municipality, Pará, Brazil, 03°07'48"S, 51°36'50"W. Holotype: INPA 40824. Paratypes: INPA, LBP, MNRJ, MUBIO, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Myloplus sauron Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek 2024. Current status: Valid as Myloplus sauron Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek 2024. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Xingu River basin, Pará, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

schomburgkii, Myletes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:212 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Suriname (?). Possible syntypes: ZMB 3638-39 (1, 1). •Synonym of Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817], Machado et al. 2024:22 [ref. 41210]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

schomburgkii, Tetragonopterus Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1841:243, Pl. 22 [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana Part I; ref. 18707] Rio Negro, Barcelos municipality, Brazil, 00°56'56.6"S, 62°55'44.3"W. Neotype: INPA 60149. Neotype designated by Machado et al. 2024:34 [ref. 41210]. •Valid as Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061] with authors as Jardine & Schomburgk). •Valid as Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841) -- (Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Silvano et al. 2020:176 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817], Machado et al. 2024:22 [ref. 41210]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine 1841). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: middle and lower Amazon and Orinoco River basins, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.

schulzei, Myloplus Ahl [E.] 1938:191 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 124 (no. 7); ref. 17129] South America (specific locality unknown). Holotype (unique): ZMB 20814. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Myloplus schulzei Ahl 1938 -- (Jégu 2001:383 [ref. 25923], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Jégu et al. 2004:128 [ref. 27829], Ota et al. 2024:413 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tiete, Myletes Eigenmann [C. H.] & Norris [A. A.] 1900:359 [Revista do Museu Paulista v. 4; ref. 1264] Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Holotype (unique): not found. Original as tieté. •Valid as Myleus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris 1900) -- (Gómez & Chebez 1996:52 [ref. 23791], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:15 [ref. 35117]). •Valid as Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris 1900) -- (Jégu 2001:386 [ref. 25923], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Koerber et al. 2017:2 [ref. 35083], Koerber et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35632], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Koerber et al. 2019:3 [ref. 36736], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], dos Reis et al. 2020:463 [ref. 38364], Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris 1900). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay-Paraná River basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay). Habitat: freshwater.

torquatus, Myletes Kner [R.] 1858:164 [4] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22); ref. 18871] Rio Branco, Marabitanos, Amazonas, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 56449-56450 (1, 1). Appeared in more detail in Kner 1860:24 [p. 16 in separate], Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [ref. 7130]. •Valid as Myleus torquatus (Kner 1858) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633]). •Valid as Myloplus torquatus (Kner 1858) -- (Jégu 2001:386 [ref. 25923], Jégu et al. 2003:850 [ref. 27668], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:29 [ref. 41297], Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus torquatus (Kner 1858). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Negro and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). IUCN (2024): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

tumukumak, Myloplus Andrade [M. C.], Jégu [M.] & Gama [C. S.] 2018:112, Figs. 1-2, 4B [Zootaxa 4403 (no. 1); ref. 35868] Motoura River, a tributary of Oyapock River, Amapá State, Brazil, 02°35'00"N, 52°33'00"W. Holotype: ZMA 107.638. Paratypes: IEPA, INPA, IRSNB, MNHN, ZMA. •Valid as Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama 2018 -- (Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama 2018. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: rivers in the eastern Tumucumaque Mountain Range, French Guiana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

zorroi, Myloplus Andrade [M. C.], Jégu [M.] & Giarrizzo [T.] 2016:155, Figs. 1, 2 and 4 [ZooKeys No. 571; ref. 34307] Rio Aripuanã, Corredeira dos Periquitos, Apuí, Amazonas, Brazil, 07°17'19.8"S, 60°38'10.0"W. Holotype: INPA 50880. Paratypes: INPA, MPEG, ZUEC. •Valid as Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo 2016 -- (Andrade et al. 2016:579 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:121 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[8] [ref. 37167], Ota et al. 2024:415 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo 2016. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Madeira River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.


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