forestii, Moenkhausia Benine [R. C.], Mariguela [T. C.] & Oliveira [C.] 2009:162, Figs. 1-2 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 30250] Cáceres, rio Sepotuba, rio Paraguay basin, 15°46'07"S, 57°38'54"W, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 97827. Paratypes: LBP 3793 (10); MZUSP 19111 (10), 90270 (16, 2 c&s). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2009 -- (Dagosta et al. 2015:424 [ref. 33998], Mirande et al. 2020:4 [ref. 37445], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Reis et al. 2020:459 [ref. 38364], Reia et al. 2021:11 [ref. 38582], Marinho & Benine 2024:227 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Moenkhausia forestii Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira 2009. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay River basin (Brazil and northern Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.