orinocensis, Myletes (Myleus) Steindachner [F.] 1908:365 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 18) (for 9 July 1908); ref. 18800] Río Orinoco at Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. Syntypes: (3) NMW (apparently lost). Types apparently lost (Zarske & Géry 1999:190 [ref. 23984]). •Valid as Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner 1908) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:190 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:190 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner 1908). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.