mitopterus, Elachocharax Weitzman [S. H.] 1986:740, Figs. 1-3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 99 (no. 4); ref. 5983] Caño Chola, Río Negro, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela, about 1°58'N, 67°00'W. Holotype: MBUCV-V-15270. Paratypes: MBUCV-V-15271 (1); MZUSP 29871 (3); USNM 270147 (2), 274100 (2), 274101 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:20 [ref. 19022], Oyakawa 1996:466 [ref. 23140], Provenzano et al. 1998:8 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman 1986 -- (Buckup 1993:147 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:330 [ref. 26741], Géry & Römer 1997:70 [ref. 23712], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:35 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman 1986. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: Negro and Casiquiare River basins: Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.