Species that contain: Pterophyllum and scalare [ 4 ] records

dumerilii, Plataxoides Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:21, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MNHN A-0254. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:220 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823) -- (Kullander 1986:210 [ref. 12439], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:641 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

eimekei, Pterophyllum Ahl [E.] 1928:31, Fig. [Das Aquarium: eine Zeitschrift mit Bildern für Liebhaber, Schulen und Naturfreunde, Berlin 1928 (no. 2); ref. 35573] Rio Negro of Amazon River. Syntypes: MNHN [ex ZMB] 1929-0012 (1), ZMB 32396 (orig. 5, now 4). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:221 [ref. 20868], Paepke & Schindler 2013:270 [ref. 32895] with a holotype as largest in ZMB 32396.. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:96 [ref. 21847]. Described in more detail by Ahl 1928:252 [ref. 15830]. •Uncertain in genus Pterophyllum -- (Schindler 2001:74 [ref. 38783]). •Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823) -- (Kullander 1986:210 [ref. 12439], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:641 [ref. 27061], Schindler 2003:83 [ref. 27489]). Current status: Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

scalaris, Platax Cuvier [G.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:237 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Brazil. Holotype: ZMB 1347. See Paepke & Schindler 2002:177 [ref. 26058]. •Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823) -- (Kullander 1986:210 [ref. 12439], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:641 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

scalaris, Zeus Schultze [F.] in Lichtenstein 1823:114 [Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin, nebst Beschreibung...; ref. 17525] Lower Amazon River, Brazil. Lectotype: ZMB 2833. Possible paralectotypes: ZMB 1347 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Schindler 2013:270 [ref. 32895]. Lectotype selected by Paepke & Schindler 2002:178, 181 [ref. 26058]. Authorship follows Paepke & Schindler 2002:178 [ref. 26058]. •Valid as Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Kullander 1986:210 [ref. 12439], Fuller et al. 1999:444 [ref. 25838], Keith et al. 2000:208 [ref. 24547], Paepke & Schindler 2002:178 [ref. 26058], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:641 [ref. 27061], Schindler 2003:82 [ref. 27489], Mundy 2005:422 [ref. 28379], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:100 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:28 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze 1823). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Peru); introduced in Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.