hessfeldi, Brachyrhaphis Meyer [M. K.] & Etzel [V.] 2001:34, Figs. 1-6 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 51 (no. 4); ref. 25344] Ditch near Palenque, 40 kilometers northeast from Portobelo, 9°35'N, 79°23'W, Colon, Panama. Holotype: MTD F 22534. Paratypes: MTD F 22535-37 (3, 4, 2); SMF 28883 (7). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:27 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel 2001 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:556 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:38 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:25 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:51 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel 2001. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: East of Canal Zone, Panama. Habitat: freshwater.