awa, Charax Guimarães [E. C.], Brito [P. S. de], Ferreira [B. R. A.] & Ottoni [F. P.] 2018:84, Figs. 1, 2, 5 [Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 94 (no. 1); ref. 35775] Igarapé Mineirão, Alto Alegre do Pindaré municipality, Rio Mearim basin, Maranhão State, Brazil, 3°42'26"S, 45°56'05"W. Holotype: CICCAA 00752. Paratypes: CICCAA, CPUFMA, UFRJ. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Charax awa Guimarães, Brito, Ferreira & Ottoni 2018 -- (Koerber et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:5 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Charax awa Guimarães, Brito, Ferreira & Ottoni 2018. Characidae: Characinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Mearim, Rio Munim and Rio Turiaçu basins (Maranhão, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.