varii, Characidium Zanata [A. M.], Oliveira [C.] & Oliveira-Silva [L.] 2024:3, Figs. 1-3 [Journal of Fish Biology Early view; ref. 41604] Stream affluent of Braço Norte River on road perpendicular to BR 163, close to the frontier between Pará and Mato Grosso states, Teles Pires river sub-basin, Tapajós river basin, Novo Progresso, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 9°31'27.5"S, 54°50'4.7"W. Holotype: MZUSP 129973. Paratypes: LBP, MZUSP. •Valid as Characidium varii Zanata, Oliveira & Oliveira-Silva 2024. Current status: Valid as Characidium varii Zanata, Oliveira & Oliveira-Silva 2024. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae. Distribution: South America: upper Tapajós and upper Xingu River drainages, Brazilian Shield, Mato Grosso and Pará States, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.