macrolepis, Epicyrtus Kner [R.] 1858:167 [7] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22); ref. 18871] Guaporé River, Brazil [original localities: Guaporé River, Cuiaba, Caicara, Marabitanos, Suriname]. Lectotype: NMW 62668-6 (78 mm). Paralectotypes: NMW 62653 (1), 62655 (2), 62658 (1), 62666 (3), 62668-1 and 4 (2), 162669-70 (5, 1), 78525 (1). Also appeared in Kner 1860:47 [p. 39 of separate], pl. 6 (fig. 13) [ref. 7130]. Lectotype selected by Lucena 1987:42 [ref. 17724]. •Valid as Charax macrolepis (Kner 1858) -- (Lucena 1987:42 [ref. 17724], Lucena 1989:104 [ref. 12852], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:209 [ref. 33369], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Charax macrolepis (Kner 1858). Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: Guaporé River basin and rio Madeira, Amazonas, Brazil and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.