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ortegai, Characidium Oliveira-Silva [L.], Britzke [R.], Meza-Vargas [V.], Hidalgo [M. H.], Faustino-Fuster [D.], Oliveira [C.] & Zanata [A. M.] 2025:3, Figs. 1-2 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 108 (no. 2); ref. 42516] Charapa creek tributary of Urubamba River, Ucayali River subbasin, Amazon River basin, Megantoni district, La Convención Province, Cusco Department, Peru, 11°21'5.49"S, 73°0'25.35"W. Holotype: MUSM 77985. Paratypes: LBP, MUSM, MZUSP, UFBA. •Valid as Characidium ortegai Oliveira-Silva, Britzke, Meza-Vargas, Hidalgo, Faustino-Fuster, Oliveira & Zanata 2025. Current status: Valid as Characidium ortegai Oliveira-Silva, Britzke, Meza-Vargas, Hidalgo, Faustino-Fuster, et al. 2025. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: Urubamba River drainage, Ucayali River subbasin, Amazon River basin, southeastern Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

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