macropterus, Cheirodon Fowler [H. W.] 1941:182, Fig. 92 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Jaguaribe, Russas, Ceará, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 69531. Paratypes: ANSP 69532-37 (7), 69538 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:50 [ref. 13621]. •Incertae sedis in Characidae, valid species but not in Cheirodon -- ([various authors] in Reis et al. 2003:104 [ref. 27061], Chuctaya et al. 2024:130 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Uncertain as Cheirodon macropterus (Fowler 1941). Characidae: Cheirodontinae. Habitat: freshwater.