brachipomus, Chalcinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:259 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Mana, Essequibo River, French Guyana, 5°44'N, 53°54'W. Lectotype: MNHN 2004-3095 [ex MNHN 0000-5042]. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-5402 (2, now 1), A-9836 (1), A-9916 (5). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:9 [ref. 19577]. Lectotype selected by Malabarba 2004:177 [ref. 28150]. •Synonym of Triportheus rotundatus (Jardine 1841) -- (Malabarba & Lima in Reis et al. 2003:158 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Triportheus brachipomus (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Malabarba 2004:176 [ref. 28150], Mariguela et al. 2016:132 [ref. 34141], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Malabarba 2024:436 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Triportheus brachipomus (Valenciennes 1850). Triportheidae: Triportheinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Brazil, Colombia, French Guyana, Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.