Species that contain: Crenicara and punctulatum [ 4 ] records

elegans, Crenicara Steindachner [F.] 1875:99 [39], Pl. 1 (figs. 1, 1a-b) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 71 (1. Abth.); ref. 4220] Amazon River at Gurupá, Codajás, Curupira, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 33026 (1), 33031-35 (?), 76428 (3), 33027-33028 (?), 33029-30 (1, 1). On p. 36 of separate. •Synonym of Crenicara punctulatum (Günther 1863) -- (Kullander 1986:140 [ref. 12439], Kullander & Staeck 1990:161 [ref. 16012], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:626 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:132 [ref. 27488]). •Perhaps should be Crenicara punctulatus. Current status: Synonym of Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hercules, Aequidens Allen [W. R.] in Eigenmann & Allen 1942:394, Pl. 22 (figs. 4-7) [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Ensenada del Río Morona, Peru. Holotype: CAS 66926 [ex IU 17736]. Paratypes: CAS 66927-28 [ex IU 17736] (1, 4 with 7 missing), USNM 167835 (10). Type catalog: Kullander 1986:146 [ref. 12439]. •Synonym of Crenicara punctulatum (Günther 1863) -- (Kullander 1986:140 [ref. 12439], Kullander & Staeck 1990:161 [ref. 16012], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:626 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:132 [ref. 27488]). •Perhaps should be Crenicara punctulatus. Current status: Synonym of Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

madeirae, Aequidens Fowler [H. W.] 1913:576, Fig. 25 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65; ref. 1389] Igarapé de Candelaria, tributary of Rio Madeira and about 2 miles distant, Brazil, 8°45'S, 63°54'W. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39315. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:58 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Crenicara punctulatum (Günther 1863) -- (Kullander 1986:140 [ref. 12439], Kullander & Staeck 1990:161 [ref. 16012], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:626 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:132 [ref. 27488]). •Perhaps should be Crenicara punctulatus. Current status: Synonym of Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

punctulata, Acara Günther [A.] 1863:441 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 12 (no. 72); ref. 1973] Essequibo River, Guyana. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.21.26. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.21.27-28 (2). Type catalog: Kullander 1986:146 [ref. 12439], Paepke & Schindler 2013:261 [ref. 32895].. Lectotype selected by Regan 1905 [ref. 12256]. Remaining paralectotypes are syntypes of Nannacara anomala Regan 1905 (Kullander 1986:146 [ref. 12439]). •Valid as Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863) (often seen as punctulatum) -- (Kullander 1986:140 [ref. 12439], Kullander 1990:8 [ref. 16010], Kullander & Staeck 1990:161 [ref. 16012], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:626 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:132 [ref. 27488], Barriga Salazar 2014:118 [ref. 35745] as punctulatum, Sarmiento et al. 2014:189 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:96 [ref. 35633] as punctulatum, Staeck 2017:229 [ref. 35639], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:28 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Crenicara punctulata (Günther 1863). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.