macrophthalma, Macrodon malabaricus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1907:26 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 13 (no. 1); ref. 15163] Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9770 (dry mount). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:7 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Hoplias macrophthalmus (Pellegrin 1907) -- (Taphorn 1992:447 [ref. 23654], Oyakawa in Reis et al. 2003:239 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes 1847) -- (Mattox et al. 2006:517 [ref. 28800], DoNascimiento 2016:538 [ref. 34727]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes 1847). Erythrinidae. Habitat: freshwater.