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Species in the genus Prosomyleus: [ 4 ] records

latus, Myletes Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:97 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Syntypes: ZMB 3643 (1), 3644 (1). Not available, name in synonymy of Tetragonopterus latus Jardine 1841. •In the synonymy of Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061]). •In the synonymy of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Ota et al. 2024:419 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

latus, Tetragonopterus Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1841:241 [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana Part I; ref. 18707] Rivers of Guyana. No types known. Myletes latus Muller & Troschel 1844:97 mentioned by Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 as described as a synonym of Tetragonopterus latus Jardin 1841 -- latus of Muller & Troschel is therefore a name in synonymy and not available; based on specimens mentioned, Jégu placed as a synonym of Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). •Synonym of Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Géry 1972:183 [ref. 1594]). •Species inquirenda in family Characidae, subfamily Serrasalminae -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:193 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Ota et al. 2024:419 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pacupeba, Salmo Kner [R.] (ex Natterer) 1860:23 [15] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 15 of separate. Not available, name mentioned in passing under Myletes rhomboidalis Cuvier; from Maribitanos, Rio Parana, Brazil. •In the synonymy of Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061]). •In the synonymy of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:445 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

rhomboidalis, Myletes Cuvier [G.] 1818:451, Pl. 22 (fig. 3) [Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4; ref. 1016] Brazil. Non-types: MNHN 0105 (1) Essequibo, 4423 (1) Amazon, A-9862 (2) Mana R., A-9739 (1) Essequibo; ZMB 3643 (1?) Essequibo. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:26 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559], Géry 1972:183 [ref. 1594], Géry et al. 1991:37 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:368 [ref. 22818], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:186 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633]). •Valid as Myloplus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (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]). •Valid as Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818) -- (Jégu et al. 2003:851 [ref. 27668], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Taphorn et al. 2022:29 [ref. 41297], Ota et al. 2024:419 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier 1818). Serrasalmidae: Myleinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin and northern and eastern Guiana Shield rivers (Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.