maxillosus, Salminus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:62 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8550 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. Spelled maxiliosus by Bertoni 1914:13 [ref. 16813]. •Valid as Salminus maxillosus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Haro et al. 1996:6 [ref. 25004], Miquelarena et al. 1997:68 [ref. 23469], Gómez & Chebez 1996:49 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:17 [ref. 27632] dated 1840, Britski et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24147], Butí & Cancino 1999:71 [ref. 25277]). •Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Géry & Lauzanne 1990:122 [ref. 20140], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.