metae, Hyphessobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.] & Henn [A. W.] 1914:233 [Indiana University Studies v. 2 (no. 24); ref. 11067] Barrigona, Río Meta, Orinoco system, Colombia. Holotype: CAS 61751 [ex IU 13421]. Paratypes: (66) CAS 61752 (62). •Valid as Hyphessobrycon metae Eigenmann & Henn 1914 -- (Taphorn 1992:242 [ref. 23654], Lima & Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:138 [ref. 27061], García-Alzate & Román-Valencia 2008:14 [ref. 30008], García-Alzate et al. 2010:39 [ref. 30724], García-Alzate et al. 2010:55 [ref. 30716], García-Alzate et al. 2010:456 [ref. 31066], García-Alzate et al. 2011:709 [ref. 31266], Carvalho & Langeani 2013:526 [ref. 32913], Lima et al. 2014:177 [ref. 33535], Ohara & Lima 2015:570 [ref. 33846], García-Alzate et al. 2015:223 [ref. 33855], Zarske 2015:295 [ref. 34028], Marinho et al. 2016:248 [ref. 34376], Dagosta et al. 2016:258 [ref. 34377], Marinho et al. 2016:519 [ref. 34591], Zarske 2016:110 [ref. 34774], García-Alzate et al. 2017:126 [ref. 35253], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35773], Faria et al. 2020:374 [ref. 37543], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Hyphessobrycon metae Eigenmann & Henn 1914. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.