poranga, Pituna Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1989:226, Fig. 3 [Revista Brasileira de Biologia v. 49 (no. 1); ref. 14270] Aruanã, Goiás, Brazil, about 15°00'S, 51°00'W. Holotype: MZUSP 38511. Paratypes: MNRJ 11388 (1); MZUSP 38509 (1 c&s), 38510 (1, c&s). •Status uncertain -- (Huber 1992:367 [ref. 20639]). •Synonym of Pituna compacta (Myers 1927) -- (Costa 1998:81 [ref. 23792], Costa 1998:142 [ref. 23879], Lazara 2001:251 [ref. 25711], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:533 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Pituna poranga Costa 1989 -- (Costa 2007:9 [ref. 28993]). Current status: Valid as Pituna poranga Costa 1989. Rivulidae: Rivulinae. Distribution: Araguaia basin, Goiás and Tocantins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.