Species that contain: Moenkhausia and pyrophthalma [ 1 ] records

pyrophthalma, Moenkhausia Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1994:25, Figs. 3-4 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 232 (no. 1-2); ref. 22048] Stream crossing road between Agua Boa and Cocalinho, about 14°03'S, 51°47'W, Rio Araguaia-Tocantins basin, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 12431. Paratypes: MHNG 2542.18 (7), MNRJ 12432 (14), MZUSP 45290 (7), UFRJ 1292 (7), 1293 (4, c&s). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:482 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Moenkhausia pyrophthalma Costa 1994 -- (Lucena & Lucena 1999:235 [ref. 24225] as pyrophtalma, Lima & Toledo-Piza 2001:1061 [ref. 25823], Benine 2002:292 [ref. 26541] as pyrophtalma, Benine in Reis et al. 2003:149 [ref. 27061], Bertaco & Lucinda 2006:66 [ref. 28492], Benine et al. 2007:262 [ref. 29279], Benine et al. 2009:161 [ref. 30250], Bertaco et al. 2011:62 [ref. 31234], Bertaco et al. 2011:37 [ref. 31403], Marinho & Langeani 2010:887 [ref. 30927], Dagosta et al. 2015:424 [ref. 33998], Ohara & Marinho 2016:[7] 43 [ref. 34383], Reia et al. 2021:12 [ref. 38582]). Current status: Valid as Moenkhausia pyrophthalma Costa 1994. Characidae: Stethaprioninae. Distribution: Araguaia River basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.