orbignyanus, Salminus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:65 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Buenos Aires, Argentina; affluents of Río Parana, Uruguay. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8551 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. •Valid as Salminus orbignyanus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Malabarba 1989:138 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Géry & Lauzanne 1990:122 [ref. 20140], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.