myersi, Poecilurichthys Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1950:15, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Novedades Cientificas, Contribuciones Ocasionales del Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Serie Zoológica No. 2; ref. 1323] Río Autana, Hoya del Orinoco, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): MHNLS 1127 [ex AFY 48172]. Type catalog: Lasso et al. 1998:42 [ref. 23639]. •Valid as Astyanax myersi (Fernández-Yépez 1950) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:111 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax myersi (Fernández-Yépez 1950). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.