Species that contain: Characinus and squamosus [ 1 ] records

squamosus, Characinus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1903:525 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1260] Laguna Pasito, Paraguay. Holotype (unique): CAS 27615 [ex IU 9961]. •Synonym of Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes 1837) -- (Menezes 1976:24 [ref. 7073], Menezes 1987:7 [ref. 8072], Braga 1994:12 [ref. 27878], Lucena & Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:11 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:18 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:28 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes 1837). Characidae: Characinae. Habitat: freshwater.