platanus, Curimatus Günther [A.] 1880:12 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 6 (no. 31) (art. 2); ref. 14279] Río de la Plata, Argentina. Lectotype: BMNH 1878.5.16.59. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1878.5.16.60 (1). Lectotype selected by Vari 1992:23 [ref. 19020]. •Valid as Cyphocharax platanus (Günther 1880) -- (Vari 1992:22 [ref. 19020], Gómez & Chebez 1996:56 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:35 [ref. 27632], Bertaco & Cardoso 2001:268 [ref. 25132], Vari in Reis et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:72 [ref. 28131], Litz & Koerber 2014:7 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:11 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:27 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:14 [ref. 35267], Dutra et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39492], Loureiro et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Cyphocharax platanus (Günther 1880). Curimatidae. Distribution: South America: La Plata River basin and upper Paraguay River (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.