melanopogon, Heros Steindachner [F.] 1864:72 [16], Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 13936] Central America [probably Laguna Bacalar, Quintana Roo, Mexico]. Syntypes: NMW 17351 (1), 17353 (1). On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym, of Paraneetroplus melanurus (Günther 1862) -- (McMahan et al. 2010:1299 [ref. 31111] as melanura based on generic placement of melanura, McMahan et al. 2015:218 [ref. 33920]). •Synonym of Vieja melanurus (Günther 1862) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:646 [ref. 27061] as melanura, Morgenstern 2018:263 [ref. 36331]). Current status: Synonym of Vieja melanurus (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.