Species that contain: Laemolyta and proxima [ 3 ] records

nitens, Anostomus varius var. Garman [S.] 1890:20 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Iça, Amazon River, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 19367 (now 8); USNM 120242 [ex MCZ 19367] (3). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. Appeared as Anostomus nitens, A. varius, var. n."; herein regarded as a subspecies description; Garman also described A. varius on the preceeding page. For remarks on types see Petry et al. 2007:79 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta nitens (Garman 1890) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae. Habitat: freshwater.

proximus, Anostomus Garman [S.] 1890:19 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Villa Bella and Ueranduba, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 19331. Paralectotypes: MCZ 19339 (1), 19379 (4). Lectotype selected by Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]. For information on types see Petry et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061], Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621], Sarmiento et al. 2014:37, 183 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:49 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

varius, Anostomus Garman [S.] 1890:19 [Bulletin of the Essex Institute v. 22 (nos 1-3); ref. 1535] Gurupa; Jose Fernandez; Lake Hyanuary; Manaos [Manaus]; Obydos; Porto de Moz; and Rio Negro, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 809 (1), 19335 (orig. 8, now 6), 19340-41 (3, 1), 19348 (orig. 3, now 2), 19378 (orig. 7, now 5), 19532 (1); USNM 120398 [ex MCZ 19378] (1). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:5 [ref. 19022]. For information on types see Petry et al. 2007:80 [ref. 29175]. •Valid as Laemolyta varia (Garman 1890) -- (Santos & Jégu 1996:161 [ref. 23717], Garavello & Britski in Reis et al. 2003:73 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890) -- (Mautari & Menezes 2006:38 [ref. 28621]). Current status: Synonym of Laemolyta proxima (Garman 1890). Anostomidae. Habitat: freshwater.