Species that contain: Astyanax and bimaculatus [ 18 ] records

asuncionensis, Astyanax bimaculatus Géry [J.] 1972:3 [Studies on the Neotropical Fauna v. 7; ref. 21270] Rio Paraguay and upper Rio Tocantins. Syntypes: (179) CAS 38987-96 and 38999 [ex IU 10005-10010, 10239, 10241-43, 10293] (44), 38997 [IU 10244] (1), 38998 [ex IU 10247] (1), 39000 [ex IU 11083] (1); FMNH 54643-49 [ex CM 3280-3286] (8, 9, 5, 2, 10, 1, 2); CM 3274 and 3287 missing. Replacement name for Astyanax (Poecilurichthys) bimaculatus paraguayensis Eigenmann 1921, secondarily preoccupied in Astyanax by Bertoniolus paraguayensis Fowler 1918. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Miquelarena et al. 1997:66 [ref. 23469], Garutti & Britski 1997:225 [ref. 23650], Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Britski et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24147], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920], Azpelicueta et al. 2002:1052 [ref. 26511], Azpelicueta et al. 2002:258 [ref. 26608], Almirón et al. 2002:8 [ref. 26720]). •Valid as Astyanax asuncionensis Géry 1972 -- (Casciotta et al. 2003:808 [ref. 27667], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Casciotta et al. 2003:332 [ref. 27401], Azpelicueta et al. 2003:11 [ref. 27696], Casciotta et al. 2003:93 [ref. 28130], Mirande et al. 2004:221 [ref. 27659], Miquelarena et al. 2005:19 [ref. 28188], Miquelarena & Menni 2005:669 [ref. 28391], Mirande et al. 2006:14 [ref. 28757], Mirande et al. 2006:58 [ref. 28784], Mirande et al. 2007:38 [ref. 29333], Garutti & Venere 2009:377 [ref. 30493], Garutti & Langeani 2009:375 [ref. 30985], Almirón et al. 2010:67 [ref. 30813], Mirande 2010:519 [ref. 31006], Soneira et al. 2010:784 [ref. 31078], Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:23 [ref. 35117]). •Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:104 [ref. 34169], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35083], Koerber et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35632], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

bahiensis, Tetragonopterus Steindachner [F.] 1877:571 [13] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Bahia, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 57251-52 (2, 1). On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:2 [ref. 33698] with question). •Valid as Astyanax bahiensis (Steindachner 1877) -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:120 [ref. 34169]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax bahiensis (Steindachner 1877). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: Bahia, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

bartlettii, Tetragonopterus Günther [A.] 1866:30 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 18 (no. 103) (art. 7); ref. 18187] Upper Amazon River. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.2.15.17-18 (2). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698]). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

bimaculatus, Salmo Linnaeus [C.] 1758:311 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] South America [Suriname drainages]. Syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.34 (1), ?NRM 7236 (2). Type catalog and putative lectotype: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:215 [ref. 20707]. Type information: Wheeler 1989:210, Fig. 2A [ref. 21873]. •Mention -- (Malabarba 1989:128 [ref. 14217], Prioli et al. 2002:422 [ref. 26816]). •Valid as Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:7 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1991:46 [ref. 21021], Taphorn 1992:110 [ref. 23654], Planquette et al. 1996:248 [ref. 22818], Castro & Casatti 1997:342 [ref. 23333], Garutti & Britski 1997:225 [ref. 23650], Gómez & Chebez 1996:49 [ref. 23791], Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Sverlij et al. 1998:20 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24147], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920], Butí & Cancino 1999:70 [ref. 25277], Garutti & Britski 2000:85 [ref. 24769], Marín 2000:67 [ref. 26252], Lasso et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25928], Camargo & Isaac 2001:139 [ref. 27639] as cf. bimaculatus, González-Carcacía & López-Rojas 2002:1 [ref. 28363], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:22 [ref. 27366], Garutti 2003:6 [ref. 27817], Menni 2004:77 [ref. 28131], Bertaco & Garutti 2007:28 [ref. 29172], Garutti & Venere 2009:377 [ref. 30493], Garutti & Langeani 2009:371 [ref. 30985], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Lucena et al. 2013:540 [ref. 32914], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496] as aff. bimaculatus, Ramos et al. 2014:3 [ref. 35321] as aff. bimaculatus, Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], Bertaco & Vigo 2015:269 [ref. 33857], Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] not Argentina, Lucena & Soares 2016:121 [ref. 34169], Schmitter-Soto 2016:130 [ref. 34424], Melo et al. 2016:132 [ref. 34701], Petry et al. 2016:301 [ref. 34966] as aff. bimaculatus, Nión et al. 2016:29 [ref. 35565], Zanata et al. 2017:508 [ref. 35145] as aff. bimaculatus, Schmitter-Soto 2017:1340 [ref. 35414], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:60 [ref. 35633], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684] as aff. bimaculatus, Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35773], Careaga et al. 2020:75 [ref. 37774], Silva et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37809] as aff. bimaculatus, Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:17 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Koerber et al. 2022:36 [ref. 39235], Ruiz-C et al. 2023:117 [ref. 39815], Vieira et al. 2023:17 [ref. 40759] as cf. bimaculatus, Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:455 [ref. 40760] as aff. bimaculatus, Zanata & Bertaco 2024:96 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Suriname and possibly the Amazon basin. Habitat: freshwater.

borealis, Astyanax bimaculatus var. Eigenmann [C. H.] 1908:96 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6); ref. 1221] Rio Magdalena and Cauca, Colombia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown, probably lost. Based on Tetragonopterus maculatus specimens identified by Steindachner 1878:42 and 1880:21. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:2 [ref. 33698]). •Species inquirenda -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:120 [ref. 34169], Zanata & Bertaco 2024:110 [ref. 40817]). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevoortii, Poecilurichthys Gill [T. N.] 1858:417 [57] [Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 6 (nos 10-13, art. 38); ref. 1750] Trinidad Island, West Indies. Syntypes: USNM 1113 (2). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:34 [ref. 19022]. On p. 57 of separate. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] with question). •Valid as Astyanax brevoortii (Gill 1858) -- (Ruiz-C et al. 2023:118 [ref. 39815]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax brevoortii (Gill 1858). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Trinidad Island, West Indies. Habitat: freshwater.

gronovii, Tetragonopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:143 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Suriname and rivers of Guyana. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4402 (1), 4414 (1), A-9810 (1), A-9812 (2). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:18-19 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

incaicus, Astyanax bimaculatus Tortonese [E.] 1942:62 [52], Pl. 3 [Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia e di Anatomia Comparata della R. Università di Torino (Ser. 4) v. 49 (no. 117) (for 1941-1942); ref. 10294] Río Zamora, in Río Maranon basin, Ecuador. Holotype: MZUT 3560. Paratypes: (10) MSNG 35975 (3); MZUT (10). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:183 [ref. 10343]. On p. 52 of separate. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:27 [ref. 37559], Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:2 [ref. 33698]). •Valid as Astyanax incaicus Tortonese 1942 -- (Bertaco & Garutti 2007:28 [ref. 29172], Garutti & Langeani 2009:372 [ref. 30985], Freitas et al. 2015:183 [ref. 34055]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax incaicus Tortonese 1942. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Río Zamora drainage (Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

jacuhiensis, Tetragonopterus Cope [E. D.] 1894:88, Pl. 6 (fig. 6) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 33; ref. 965] Rio Jacuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lectotype: ANSP 21912. Paralectotypes and non-types: (should be 14) ANSP 21606-11 (6), 21683-701 (19) [21702-03 (2) exchanged with Géry], 21913-16 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:49 [ref. 13621]. Lectotype established by Fowler 1907:435 [ref. 1374]. •Affinities with Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) and same as Astyanax maculatus (Müller & Troschel 1845) -- (Malabarba 1989:128 [ref. 14217]). •Valid as Astyanax jacuhiensis (Cope 1894) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:110 [ref. 27061], de Melo & Buckup 2006:49 [ref. 28622], Bertaco & Lucena 2010:19 [ref. 30750], Almirón et al. 2010:67 [ref. 30813], Lucena et al. 2013:232 [ref. 32870], Lucena et al.2013:542 [ref. 32914], Bertaco 2014:498 [ref. 33320], Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622], Bertaco & Vigo 2015:267 [ref. 33857], Petry et al. 2016:301 [ref. 34966], Nión et al. 2016:29 [ref. 35565] as jacuihiensis). •Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:103 [ref. 34169], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35083], Koerber et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35632]). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Tetragonopterus Lütken [C. F.] (ex Reinhardt) 1875:131 [5] [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 3); ref. 2856] Lagoa Santa, 19°38'S, 43°53'W, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9580 [ex ZMUC] (3), NMW 57540 (1), SMNS 2045 (2), ZMB 9200 (2), ZMUC uncat. (25). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:21 [ref. 19577], Nielsen 1974:46 [ref. 9588], Fricke 1995:9 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:26 [ref. 29864]. On p. 5 of separate. Also described in Lütken 1875:208 (and p. XIII of summary), Pl. 5 (fig. 15) [ref. 19674]. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920], Britski 2001:21 [ref. 26046]). •Valid as Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) -- (Vari & Castro 2007:158 [ref. 29039], Zanata & Camelier 2009:175 [ref. 30252], Lucena & Soares 2016:103 [ref. 34169], Bertaco et al. 2016:412 [ref. 34561], Petry et al. 2016:301 [ref. 34966] as aff. lacustris, Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Melo et al. 2016:375 [ref. 35317], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35083], Koerber et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35267], Terán et al. 2017:7 [ref. 35358], da Graça et al. 2017:13 [ref. 35556], Oliveira et al. 2017:179 [ref. 35587], Lucena et al. 2017:6 [ref. 35607], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35632], Zanata et al. 2018:486 [ref. 35984], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36506], Dickens 2019:162 [ref. 37135], Koerber et al. 2019:4 [ref. 36736], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:5 [ref. 39606], Koerber et al. 2020:3 [ref. 37480], Reis et al. 2020:458 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37809], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Koerber et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38894], Brandão et al. 2023:91 [ref. 40464], Koerber et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39235], Koerber et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:71 [ref. 40506], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: Rio La Plata and rio São Francisco drainages (Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay). Habitat: freshwater.

linnaei, Tetragonopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:142 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9809. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:18 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] with question). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Tetragonopterus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1845:14, Pl. 3 (fig. 4) [Horae Ichthyologicae Nos 1 & 2; ref. 3071] Brazil; Guiana; Suriname. Syntypes: MSNG 9226 [ex ZMB] (2). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:183 [ref. 10343]. •Affinities with Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Malabarba 1989:128 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Taphorn 1992:110 [ref. 23654], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698]). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

novae, Astyanax bimaculatus var. Eigenmann [C. H.] 1911:175, Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 8 (no. 1) (art. 3); ref. 1226] Rio Sapon at Prazeres, Bahia, Brazil. Lectotype: CAS 73706 [FMNH 54641] [ex CM 3278, figured type]. Paralectotypes: (25, CM) FMNH 54641-42 (10, 10). Type catalog: Henn 1928:60 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:12 [ref. 12367]. Lectotype selected by Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061]. •Mention -- (Géry et al. 1996:8 [ref. 22155]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Garutti 1998:120 [ref. 23797], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Mirande & Koerber 2015:2 [ref. 33698]). •Valid as Astyanax novae Eigenmann 1911 -- (Bertaco & Garutti 2007:28 [ref. 29172], Garutti & Venere 2009:377 [ref. 30493], Garutti & Langeani 2009:375 [ref. 30985], Freitas et al. 2015:184 [ref. 34055], Koerber et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax novae Eigenmann 1911. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco and Tocantins-Araguaia River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

orientalis, Tetragonopterus Cope [E. D.] 1870:559 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pará, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:52 [ref. 13621] as no types at ANSP. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] with question). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

paraguayensis, Astyanax (Poecilurichthys) bimaculatus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1921:256, Pls. 62 (fig. 5), 92 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 43 (pt 3); ref. 12359] Rio Paraguay and upper Rio Tocantins. Syntypes: (179) CAS 38987-96 and 38999 [ex IU 10005-10010, 10239, 10241-43, 10293] (44), 38997 [IU 10244] (1), 38998 [ex IU 10247] (1), 39000 [ex IU 11083] (1); FMNH 54643-49 [ex CM 3280-3286] (8, 9, 5, 2, 10, 1, 2); CM 3274 and 3287 missing. Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:12 [ref. 12367]. Subjectively invalid secondarily preoccupied by Bertoniolus paraguayensis Fowler 1918 in Astyanax; replaced by Astyanax bimaculatus asuncionensis Géry 1972. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gómez & Chebez 1996:49 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:37 [ref. 24147], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920]). •In the synonymy of Astyanax asuncionensis Géry 1972 -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:107 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:14 [ref. 33622]). •Valid as Astyanax paraguayensis Eigenmann 1921 -- (Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004]). •Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875) -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:104 [ref. 34169], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35083], Koerber et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2017:4 [ref. 35632]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Astyanax lacustris (Lütken 1875). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.

rupununi, Astyanax Fowler [H. W.] 1914:242, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66; ref. 1390] Rupununi River, Guyana, 2°-3°N, 50°20'W. Holotype: ANSP 39328. Paratypes: ANSP 39329 (1, in jar with holotype). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:53 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061], Mirande & Koerber 2015:2 [ref. 33698]). •Valid as Astyanax rupununi Fowler 1914 -- (Garutti 2003:2 [ref. 27817], Bertaco & Garutti 2007:28 [ref. 29172], Garutti & Langeani 2009:375 [ref. 30985], Lucena & Soares 2016:104 [ref. 34169]). Current status: Valid as Astyanax rupununi Fowler 1914. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: Rupununi River drainage, Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.

vittatus, Tetragonopterus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:66, Pl. 33 (fig. 3) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Probably the southern portion of Bahia, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3088. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Garutti & Britski 1997:225 [ref. 23650], Garutti 1998:121 [ref. 23797], Garutti 1999:587 [ref. 24920]). •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] with question). •Species inquirenda -- (Lucena & Soares 2016:119 [ref. 34169]). •Valid as Moenkhausia vittata (Castelnau 1855) -- (Silva & Malabarba 2016:270 [ref. 34515], Silva et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37809], Marinho & Benine 2024:236 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Moenkhausia vittata (Castelnau 1855). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: South America: coastal streams of the Mata Atlântica ecoregion, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais and Bahia states, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

wappi, Tetragonopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:153 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Essequibo River, Guyana. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-2636. Type catalog: Bertin 1948:19 [ref. 19577]. •Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:108 [ref. 27061] with question, Mirande & Koerber 2015:1 [ref. 33698] with question). Current status: Synonym of Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus 1758). Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Habitat: freshwater.