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Species in the genus Metynnis: [ 27 ] records

altidorsalis, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:22 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Paramaribo, Suriname. Holotype: ZMB 19626. Paratypes: ZMB 32436 [ex ZMB 19626] (8), ZMB uncat. (4); BMNH 1927.6.8.1 (1); SMF 3916 (1). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl 1923 -- (Géry 1972:192 [ref. 1594], Zarske & Géry 1999:199 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:175 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], Silvano et al. 2020:159 [ref. 38133], Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl 1923. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: northern and eastern Guiana Shield rivers, Amazon basin (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

anisurus, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:27, Fig. 2 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Rio Tapajos, Amazon system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20678. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:205 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917]). •Valid as Metynnis anisurus Ahl 1923 -- (Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis anisurus Ahl 1923. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

argenteus, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:24 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Rio Tapajos, near de Borin, Amazon system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20676. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Questionably a synonym of Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl 1923 -- (Géry 1972:192 [ref. 1594]). •Valid as Metynnis argenteus Ahl 1923 -- (Taphorn 1992:254 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:201 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:175 [ref. 29917], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 186 [ref. 35004], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:84 [ref. 35773], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis argenteus Ahl 1923. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South Amrica: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

calichromus, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:18, Fig. 1 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Lago de Faro, Jamunda, lower Amazon, Brazil. Holotype: ZMB 20674. Paratypes: ZMB 32498 (1). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:198 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

cuiaba, Metynnis Pavanelli [C. S.], Ota [R. P.] & Petry [P.] 2009:142, Figs. 1-3 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 30246] Município de Barão de Melgaço and Santo Antônio do Leverger, baía Sinhá Mariana, rio Cuiabá, rio Paraguai basin, 16°20'20"S, 55°54'10"W, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 100626. Paratypes: MCZ 168058 (1), 168059 (1); MZUSP 100627 (6); NUP 2055 (2), 2933 (1), 3276 (1), 4782 (5), 5211 (1), 5220 (1), 5264 (2), 5265 (1), 5266 (1), 5268 (1), 5213 (2). Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry 2009 -- (Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry 2009. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: upper portions of rio Paraguai basin (Mato Grosso, central Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

dungerni, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1925:108 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1923; ref. 15525] Amazon River at Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 23683. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:210 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

ehrhardti, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1927:273 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 69 (nos 11/12) (art. 1); ref. 15754] Mundurucú, Rio Manacapuru, Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil. Lectotype: ZMB 23685. Paralectotype: ZMB 32435 (1). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. Lectotype selected by Zarske & Géry 1999:210 [ref. 23984]. •Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:211 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:175 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

eigenmanni, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:25 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Rio Tapajos, Amazon system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20677. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis argenteus Ahl 1923 -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:202 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:175 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis argenteus Ahl 1923. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciatus, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1931:407, Fig. [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1930; ref. 16255] Rio Capiuru [Capim], Amazon system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB (not found). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Metynnis fasciatus Ahl 1931 -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:212 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:181 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], Ota et al. 2024:406 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis fasciatus Ahl 1931. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Capiuru River drainage, middle Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

goeldii, Metynnis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:147 [Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections v. 45; ref. 1218] Brazil. Lectotype: CAS 70686 [ex. CAS-SU 5205]. Based on Myletes lippincottianus of Ulrey 1895 (not of Cope). Lectotype selected by Zarske & Géry 2008:193 [ref. 29917]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:185 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:195 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

guaporensis, Metynnis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:267, Pl. 54 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (nos 3-4); ref. 1232] Rio Guaporé at Maciél, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 56913 [ex CM 5729]. Paratypes: FMNH 56914-15 [ex CM 5729, smaller specimens] (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:69 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann 1915 -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:190 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 186 [ref. 35004], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann 1915. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Guaporé River drainage, Bolivia and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

heinrothi, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:29, Fig. 3 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Amazon River (?). Holotype (unique): ZMB 20662. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:208 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

hypsauchen, Myletes Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:97 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1); ref. 3070] Guyana. Lectotype: ZMH 2865. Paralectotypes: ?BMNH 1971.5.10.60 (1); ZMB 3641 (1), 3642 (1). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:156 [ref. 22013]. Also appeared in Müller & Troschel 1845:23 [ref. 3071]. Lectotype selected by Géry 1972:190 [ref. 1594]. •Valid as Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Géry 1972:190 [ref. 1594], Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:257 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:173 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:175 [ref. 29917], Pavanelli et al. 2009:141 [ref. 30246], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 186 [ref. 35004], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:162 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins and northern Guiana Shield rivers (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

lippincottianus, Myletes Cope [E. D.] 1870:561, Fig. [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pará, Brazil. Syntype: ?ANSP 8024 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:49 [ref. 13621]. See Planquette et al. 1996:362 [ref. 22818]. •Valid as Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:179 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 186 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Melo et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34701], Petry et al. 2016:303 [ref. 34966], Ota et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35002], Melo et al. 2016:374 [ref. 35317], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684], Reis et al. 2020:462 [ref. 38364], Silvano et al. 2020:165 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Brandão et al. 2023:141 [ref. 40464], Koerber et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40759], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin and northeastern Guiana Shield rivers (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and French Guiana). Habitat: freshwater.

longipinnis, Metynnis Zarske [A.] & Géry [J.] 2008:175, Figs. 1-2 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 29917] Mündung rio Casiquiare -- rio Negro, Venezuela. Holotype and paratype: CAS-SU 54688 (2). The holotype is not identified because of similar size to the paratype. •Valid as Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry 2008 -- (Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry 2008. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Rio Negro drainage, Venezuela and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

luna, Metynnis Cope [E. D.] 1878:692 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Amazon River basin, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21443. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:50 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Metynnis luna Cope 1878 -- (Géry 1972:189 [ref. 1594], Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:260 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:181 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 187 [ref. 35004], Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37774], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis luna Cope 1878. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Myletes Kner [R.] 1858:164 [4] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22); ref. 18871] Rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 56396. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1928.1.24.10 [ex NMW] (1); NMW 56408 (1), 56410 (1), 56415 (1). Lectotype selected by Zarske & Géry 1999:176 [ref. 23984]. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1860:26 [18 in separate], Pl. 2 (fig. 5) [ref. 7130]. Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:190 [ref. 27061] has confused the original genus of this species with the species appearing on p. 166 in Kner 1858. •Valid as Metynnis maculatus (Kner 1858) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:30 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Gómez & Chebez 1996:52 [ref. 23791], Zarske & Géry 1999:176 [ref. 23984], Britski et al. 1999:60 [ref. 24147], Lasso et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25928], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:185 [ref. 29917], Pavanelli et al. 2009:141 [ref. 30246], Mirande 2010:473 [ref. 31006], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 187 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[2] [ref. 35679], Careaga et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37774], Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis maculatus (Kner 1858). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, ?Paraguay and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

melanogrammus, Metynnis Ota [R. P.], Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] & Jégu [M.] 2016:2, Figs. 1-7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4) e160023; ref. 35002] Rio Parauari, Monte Sinai community, Maués, Amazonas, Brazil, 4°21'28"S, 57°35'54"W. Holotype: INPA 52216. Paratypes: ANSP 200146 (2); INPA 11804 (1), 18657 (4), 19994 (3), 34811 (2), 37249 (2), 39507 (3), 42313 (1), 46289 (3), 46469 (2), 46472 (1), 52432 (5, 2 skel.); MCNG 12414 (1); MZUEL 15328 (1); MZUSP 119008 (2); NUP 17869 (1). Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Metynnis melanogrammus Ota, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu 2016 -- (Silvano et al. 2020:168 [ref. 38133], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis melanogrammus Ota, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu 2016. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Venezuela and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

mola, Metynnis Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1903:528 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1260] Arroyo Trementina, Paraguay. Holotype: CAS 60784 [ex IU 10049]. Paratypes: FMNH 52575 (1); CAS 60784 [ex IU 10050] (1), ?CAS 70843 [ex IU 10051] (1); ?ZMB 16978-79 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:186 [ref. 23984], Britski et al. 1999:60 [ref. 24147], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:117 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:78 [ref. 28131], Pavanelli et al. 2009:141 [ref. 30246], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 187 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:15 [ref. 35117], Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], Koerber et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35267], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay-Paraná River basin, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

orbicularis, Myletes (Myleus) Steindachner [F.] 1908:364 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 18) (for 9 July 1908); ref. 18800] Santarem, Pará, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 56428. Paralectotypes: (several) NMW 56429 (14). Lectotype selected by Zarske & Géry 1999:188 [ref. 23984]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:188 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

orinocensis, Myletes (Myleus) Steindachner [F.] 1908:365 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 18) (for 9 July 1908); ref. 18800] Río Orinoco at Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. Syntypes: (3) NMW (apparently lost). Types apparently lost (Zarske & Géry 1999:190 [ref. 23984]). •Valid as Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner 1908) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:190 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:190 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner 1908). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

otuquensis, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:26 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Bahia Negra, Río Otuquis, Bolivia or Paraguay. Holotype: ZMB 16980 (larger of 2). Paratype: ZMB 32499 [ex 16980] (1) smaller of two specimens; plus IU ? (1) cited in description [not at CAS]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Metynnis otuquensis Ahl 1923 -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:204 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:33 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:78 [ref. 28131], Pavanelli et al. 2009:141 [ref. 30246], Sarmiento et al. 2014:89, 187 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:15 [ref. 35117], Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], Koerber et al. 2017:22 [ref. 35267], Ota et al. 2024:409 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis otuquensis Ahl 1923. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay and Paraná River basins, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

polystictus, Metynnis Zarske [A.] & Géry [J.] 2008:184, Figs. 3-4 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 58 (no. 2); ref. 29917] Lagune en bordure du Ribeiro Tuatuari, haut rio Xingu, Brazil. Holotype: IRSNB 833. Paratypes: IRSNB 834-835 (3), 868 (5), 869 (8), 870 (6), 871 (1), 872 (4); MTD F 28486 (1). •Valid as Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry 2008 -- (Ota et al. 2016:11 [ref. 35002], Ota et al. 2024:410 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry 2008. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: upper Xingu River, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

roosevelti, Metynnis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:268, Pl. 55 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (nos 3-4); ref. 1232] Manaus, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 56925 [ex CM 5740, smallest of 3]. Paratypes: CAS 15285 [ex IU 15285; CM 5738] (1); FMNH 56923-24 (3, 3), 56926 (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:69 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:56 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:194 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

schreitmuelleri, Metynnis calichromus Ahl [E.] in Schreitmüller & Ahl 1922:265, Abb. 1 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 19 (no. 14); ref. 21848] Amazon River, South America. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20664. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. Original as Schreitmülleri. Also in Ahl 1923:19 [ref. 19929]. •Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:196 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:190 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:407 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel 1844). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

seitzi, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:28 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Amazon River (aquarium import). Holotype (unique): ZMB 20663. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:207 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

snethlageae, Metynnis Ahl [E.] 1923:30 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 19929] Amazon River (aquarium import). Holotype: ZMB 19722. Paratypes: (3) ZMB 19723 (1), 20666 (1), 20679 (1). Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870) -- (Zarske & Géry 1999:210 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:184 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:189 [ref. 29917], Ota et al. 2024:408 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope 1870). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.