melanostictus, Leporinus Norman [J. R.] 1926:94 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 103); ref. 15602] Approuague River and Oyapock River, French Guiana. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1926.3.2.566-567 (2), 1926.3.2.568-569 (2). •Valid as Leporinus melanostictus Norman 1926 -- (Géry et al. 1991:9 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:150 [ref. 22818], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:76 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35679]). Current status: Valid as Leporinus melanostictus Norman 1926. Anostomidae. Distribution: Approuague River and Oyapock River basins: Brazil and French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.