meinkeni, Cheirodon Ahl [E.] 1928:320 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 77 (nos 11/12) (art. 4); ref. 15831] East coast of South America, between Rio de Janeiro and Bahia [locality erroneous]. Lectotype: ZMB 20786. Paralectotype: ZMB 32433 (1). Lectotype selected by Zarske & Géry 1995:109 [ref. 22674] and illustrated in Fig. 6. •Synonym of Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns 1842) -- (Zarske & Géry 1995:118 [ref. 22674], Malabarba 1998:215 [ref. 23844], Zarske 2001:15 [ref. 25834], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:19 [ref. 35117], Chuctaya et al. 2024:129 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns 1842). Characidae: Cheirodontinae. Habitat: freshwater.