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.