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teres, Macrodon Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:521 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 19; ref. 4883] Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4377 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:7 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch 1794) -- (Taphorn 1992:451 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Hoplias teres (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:240 [ref. 27061], Mattox et al. 2014:343 [ref. 33381], Azpelicueta et al. 2015:71 [ref. 34030], Rosso et al. 2016:206 [ref. 34785], Rosso et al. 2018:249 [ref. 36203], Guimarães et al. 2021:15 [ref. 38947], Conde-Saldaña et al. 2025:7 [ref. 42031], Abreu et al. 2025:142 [ref. 42165], Guimarães et al. 2025:1489 [ref. 42307], Bogan et al. 2025:9 [ref. 42448]). Current status: Valid as Hoplias teres (Valenciennes 1847). Erythrinidae. Distribution: South America: Lake Maracaibo basin (Venezuela) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

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