macrolepidotus, Leporinus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:455 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868; ref. 7935] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 6774. •Valid as Characidium macrolepidotum (Peters 1868) -- (Géry et al. 2001:24 [ref. 25155]). •Species inquirenda in Characidium -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27061], Buckup 2024:305 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Uncertain as Characidium macrolepidotum (Peters 1868). Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.