patzcuaro, Chirostoma Meek [S. E.] 1902:113, Pl. 27 lower [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 2957] Patzcuaro Lake at Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 3628. Paratypes: ANSP 90842 [ex FMNH] (1), FMNH 3629 (7, now 6), 72591 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:24 [ref. 12367], Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Chirostoma patzcuaro Meek 1902 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:60 [ref. 22290], Dyer in Reis et al. 2003:519 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:98 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2007:8 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:100 [ref. 32708]). •Valid as Menidia patzcuaro (Meek 1902) -- (Miller 2006:200 [ref. 28615]). •Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880 -- (Betancourt-Resendes et al. 2019:14 [ref. 37138]). Current status: Synonym of Chirostoma estor Jordan 1880. Atherinopsidae: Menidiinae. Habitat: freshwater.