microstictus, Phenacogaster Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:30 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 1222] Tumatumari, Lower Potaro River, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 52970 [ex CM 1063]. Paratypes: (12, CM and IU) BMNH 1911.10.31.340 (1); CAS 62270-71 (3, 1); FMNH 52971-73 (3, 1, 1); MCZ 29953 (1), 29955-56 (2, 1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:67 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:65 [ref. 12367]. The gender of Phenacogaster is feminine, therefore mandatory correction to microsticta •Valid as Phenacogaster microsticta Eigenmann 1909 -- (Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061] as microstictus, Lucena & Gama 2007:152 [ref. 29059] as microstictus, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[7] [ref. 35679], Lucena 2024:251 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Phenacogaster microsticta Eigenmann 1909. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Essequibo and Demerara River basins, Guyana and Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.