nitens, Anostomus varius var. Garman [S.] 1890:20 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Iça, Amazon River, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 19367 (now 8); USNM 120242 [ex MCZ 19367] (3). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. Appeared as Anostomus nitens, A. varius, var. n."; herein regarded as a subspecies description; Garman also described A. varius on the preceeding page. For remarks on types see Petry et al. 2007:79 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta nitens (Garman 1890) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae. Habitat: freshwater.