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Species in the family or subfamily Iguanodectidae: [ 43 ] records

adujai, Iguanodectes Géry [J.] 1970:419, Fig. 2 (no. 2) [Amazoniana v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 1592] Rio Adujá, Rio Itú, tributary of middle Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil. Holotype: MHNG 2229.06 [ex Géry coll. 0616]. Paratypes: (4) ZMA 113867 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:21 [ref. 19236], Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Iguanodectes adujai Géry 1970 -- (Géry 1993:97 [ref. 20969], Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes adujai Géry 1970. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins: Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

affinis, Tetragonopterus Günther [A.] 1864:329 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Guyana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1969.12.13. 1. •Valid as Bryconops affinis (Günther 1864) -- (Géry et al. 1991:50 [ref. 21021], Taphorn 1992:140 [ref. 23654], Machado-Allison et al. 1993:9 [ref. 22035], Planquette et al. 1996:264 [ref. 22818], Machado-Allison et al. 1996:45 [ref. 23463], Britski et al. 1999:34 [ref. 24147], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:369 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Mirande 2010:488 [ref. 31006], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34701], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36769], Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Koerber et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40759] as cf. affinis, Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:371 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops affinis (Günther 1864). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

alburnoides, Bryconops Kner [R.] 1858:80 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 30 (no. 13); ref. 13404] Rio Guaporé, Rio Madeira basin, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 5994 (1), 16170 (1, dry), 62843-45 (2, 2, 2). Appeared in more detail in Kner 1859:179 [ref. 2631]; name misspelled alburnus in caption to Fig. 22. •Valid as Bryconops alburnoides Kner 1858 -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:6 [ref. 22035], Machado-Allison et al. 1996:45 [ref. 23463], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:368 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:20 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534] and as cf. alburnoides, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Guedes et al. 2019:317 [ref. 37058], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:11 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silvano et al. 2020:66 [ref. 38133], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops alburnoides Kner 1858. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

allisoni, Bryconops Silva-Oliveira [C.], Canto [A. L. C.] & Ribeiro [F. R. V.] 2019:376 [2], Figs. 1-2, 4b [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 29 (no. 4) IEF-1087; ref. 36876] Igarapé Corredor Ecológico, rio Tapajós basin, Belterra, Pará, Brazil, 03°07'08"S, 55°03'42"W. Holotype: INPA 56754. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, MCP, UFOPA, UNT, ZUEC. •Valid as Bryconops allisoni Silva-Oliveira, Canto & Ribeiro 2019 -- (Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops allisoni Silva-Oliveira, Canto & Ribeiro 2019. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: lower Tapajós River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

argentinus, Salmo Linnaeus [C.] (ex Koelreuter) 1766:511 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Brazil. No types known. Unneeded replacement name for Trutta dentata Koelreuter 1763. •Synonym of Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter 1763) -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:377 [ref. 40817]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter 1763). Iguanodectidae. Habitat: freshwater.

caudomaculatus, Piabucus Vari [R. P.] 1977:2, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 2612; ref. 7037] Río Matucare above junction with Río Mamoré at Puerto Siles, 12°49'N, 65°04'W, Dept. of Beni, Bolivia. Holotype: AMNH 32490. Paratypes: AMNH 32491 [not 32419] (1). •Valid as Piabucus caudomaculatus Vari 1977 -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004], Moreira 2024:377 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Piabucus caudomaculatus Vari 1977. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Mamoré River drainage, Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

caudomaculatus, Tetragonopterus Günther [A.] 1864:330 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] South America [possibly Essequibo River basin, Guyana]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1852.9.13.74. •Valid as Bryconops caudomaculatus (Günther 1864) -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:7 [ref. 22035], Chernoff et al. 1994:241 [ref. 22044], Planquette et al. 1996:266 [ref. 22818], Machado-Allison & Chernoff 1997:68 [ref. 23462], Machado-Allison et al. 1996:45 [ref. 23463], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:368 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:7 [ref. 28573], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:20 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534] and as cf. caudomaculatus, Melo et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34701], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silvano et al. 2020:68 [ref. 38133], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38878], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Koerber et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39235], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]Es). Current status: Valid as Bryconops caudomaculatus (Günther 1864). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: coastal streams of the Guiana Shield, Orinoco and Amazon River basins (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

chernoffi, Bryconops Silva-Oliveira [C.], Lima [F. C. T.] & Bogotá-Gregory [J. D.] 2018:373, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4514 (no. 3); ref. 36284] Rio Ipixuna, a tributary of rio Maicuru, Monte Alegre, Pará State, Brazil, 1°29'23"S, 54°15'40"W. Holotype: ZUEC 14796. Paratypes: ANSP, CAS, FMNH, INPA, MCP, MPEG, MZUSP, UF, UFOPA, ZUEC. •Valid as Bryconops chernoffi Silva-Oliveira, Lima & Bogotá-Gregory 2018 -- (Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:19 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops chernoffi Silva-Oliveira, Lima & Bogotá-Gregory 2018. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Rio Maicuru drainage, lower Amazon basin, Pará State, Brazil Habitat: freshwater.

colanegra, Bryconops Chernoff [B.] & Machado-Allison [A.] 1999:365, Figs. 5, 7 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 4); ref. 24235] Río Carrao near base camp at Angel Falls, Bolivar, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-27716. Paratypes: FMNH 45714 (2), 106510-12 (2, 33, 6); MBUCV-V-6875 (12), 26747 (20), 26764-65 (1, 6), 27714-15 (5, 51), 27718 (6). •Valid as Bryconops colanegra Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999 -- (Chernoff et al. 2002:199 [ref. 26532], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:22 [ref. 28573], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops colanegra Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Caroní River basin, Venezuela and Rio Araguari basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

colaroja, Bryconops Chernoff [B.] & Machado-Allison [A.] 1999:363, Figs. 4, 6 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 4); ref. 24235] Río las Clariats at Puente Las Claritas, at kilometer 86 on the El Dorado-Sta. Elena highway, 6°10'16.4"N, 61°25'33.9"W, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-27717. Paratypes: ANSP 168000-168001 (21, 8), 168005 (43), 168890 (2); FMNH 106507-09 (24, 33, 1); MBUCV-V-20770 (6), 26309 (2), 26509 (47), 27966-67 (33, 46). •Valid as Bryconops colaroja Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999 -- (Chernoff et al. 2002:199 [ref. 26532], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:22 [ref. 28573], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops colaroja Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Cuyuní River drainage in vicinity of Venezuela-Guyana border, Venezuela and Rio Cupari drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

collettei, Bryconops Chernoff [B.] & Machado-Allison [A.] 2005:13, 2B, 3B, 8 [Zootaxa No. 1094; ref. 28573] Río Nichare at Wakawajai, tributary of Río Caura, 6°19'21"N, 64°57'13"W, Bolivar state, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-30780. Paratypes: ANSP 139597 (6); FMNH 109347 (1), 109348 (2), 109350 (3); MBUCV-V-30781 (2). •Valid as Bryconops collettei Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005 -- (Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops collettei Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

cyrtogaster, Creatochanes Norman [J. R.] 1926:91 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 18 (no. 103); ref. 15602] Oyapock River, French Guiana. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1926.3.2.495-514 (20), 1926.3.2.515-524 (10), 2009.9.22.1-16 (16), 2009.9.22.17-40 (24). •In genus Bryconops (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:15 [ref. 22035]). •Synonym of Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794) -- (Chernoff et al. 1994:241 [ref. 22044], Koerber et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35267]). •Valid as Bryconops cyrtogaster (Norman 1926) -- (Géry et al. 1991:50 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:268 [ref. 22818], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2020:861 [ref. 37720], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38878], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops cyrtogaster (Norman 1926). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Oyapock River basin, French Guiana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

dentata, Trutta Koelreuter [I. T.] (ex Markgraf von Liebstadt) 1763:413, Pl. 14 (fig. 4) [Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae v. 8 (1760-1761); ref. 2654] Brazil. No types known. Based on the 'Piabucu' of Willughby (ex Markgraf von Liebstadt) 1686:204, Pl. N13, Fig. 4 [ref. 30164]. Named 'Piabvcv' in Markgraf von Liebstadt 1648:170 [ref. 30347]. •Valid as Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter 1763) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Géry et al. 1991:44 [ref. 21021], Planquette et al. 1996:234 [ref. 22818], Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Guimarães et al. 2017:287 [ref. 36426], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39235], Moreira 2024:377 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter 1763). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

disruptus, Bryconops Machado-Allison [A.] & Chernoff [B.] 1997:68, Figs. 2-7 [Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 17 (no. 2); ref. 23462] Pozos y Playas en la boca Caño Darigua, 7 kilometers south of San Carlos de Río Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-25003. Paratypes: MBUCV-V-11354 [not 13354] (15); MZUSP 18288 (13), 29486 (4), 51116 (52), 51118 (19), 51120 (15). Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:4 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Bryconops disruptus Machado-Allison & Chernoff 1997 -- (Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:368 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119-120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops disruptus Machado-Allison & Chernoff 1997. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Negro River drainage, Venezuela and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

durbini, Brycochandus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1908:106 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6); ref. 1221] Rio Tapajós, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 20862 (2). Appeared originally as durbini, but named for Miss Marion Lee Durbin, the correct species epithet would be durbinae, not to be corrected according to the ICZN. •In genus Bryconops -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:15 [ref. 22035]). •Valid as Bryconops durbini (Eigenmann 1908) -- (Machado-Allison & Chernoff 1997:68 [ref. 23462], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:380 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Guedes et al. 2019:318 [ref. 37058], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817] as durbinae). Current status: Valid as Bryconops durbini (Eigenmann 1908). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Tapajós River basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

florenceae, Bryconops Silva-Oliveira [C.], Ota [R. P.], Sabaj [M. H.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2021:3, Figs. 1-2 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 19 (no. 4) (art. e210113); ref. 38878] Litanie River at mouth and confluence with Maroni River, just upstream from settlement of Konya Kondre, Sipalawini, Suriname, 03°17'24"N, 54°04'38"W. Holotype: ANSP 207355. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, NZCS. •Valid as Bryconops florenceae Silva-Oliveira, Ota, Sabaj & Rapp Py-Daniel 2021 -- (Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops florenceae Silva-Oliveira, Ota, Sabaj & Rapp Py-Daniel 2021. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Maroni River basin (and probably Mana and Sinnamary River basins), Suriname and French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.

geisleri, Iguanodectes Géry [J.] 1970:422, Fig. 2 (no. 4) [Amazoniana v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 1592] Rio Jufaris, Igarapé de Paricá, Brazil, about 1°05'S, 62°10'W. Holotype: MHNG 2229.02 [ex Géry coll. 0617]. Paratypes: (57) ANSP 139716 (4), MNHN 1980-1441 (5), ZMA 113866 (3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:21 [ref. 19236], Böhlke 1984:46 [ref. 13621], Weber 1998:8 [ref. 32707]. •Valid as Iguanodectes geisleri Géry 1970 -- (Géry 1993:97 [ref. 20969], Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2010:485 [ref. 31006], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes geisleri Géry 1970. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

giacopinii, Autanichthys Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1950:12, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Novedades Cientificas, Contribuciones Ocasionales del Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Serie Zoológica No. 2; ref. 1323] Río Autana, about 8 kilometers above confluence in Río Sipapo, about 4°44'N, 67°37'W, Fed. Territory of Amazonas, Venezuela. Neotype: MBUCV-V-21510. Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:4 [ref. 24196]. Holotype (AFY 48171) and paratypes (AFY 48235 (4)) apparently lost; neotype designated by Chernoff et al. 1994:239 [ref. 22044]. •Valid as Autanichthys giacopinii Fernández-Yépez 1950 -- (Géry 1992:78 [ref. 20972]). •Valid as Bryconops giacopinii (Fernández-Yépez 1950) -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:11 [ref. 22035], Chernoff et al. 1994:239 [ref. 22044], Machado-Allison et al. 1996:45 [ref. 23463], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:369 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:475 [ref. 31515], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534] as cf. giacopinii, DoNascimiento 2016:529 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:82 [ref. 35773], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops giacopinii (Fernández-Yépez 1950). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Creatochanes Eigenmann [C. H.] 1908:106 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6); ref. 1221] Rio Tapajos, Brazil [probably from the surroundings of Santarém]. Holotype (unique): MCZ 20868. •In genus Bryconops (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:15 [ref. 22035]). •Valid as Bryconops gracilis (Eigenmann 1908) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:11 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silvano et al. 2020:69 [ref. 38133], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38885], Koerber et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39235], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops gracilis (Eigenmann 1908). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and upper Orinoco basins (Brazil and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Iguanodectes Géry [J.] 1993:100, Fig. 7 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 19 (no. 4) [for 1992]; ref. 20969] Rio Mamolé, affluent of Rio Cuiuini, Rio Negro system, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 45682. Paratypes: (2). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:470 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Iguanodectes gracilis Géry 1993 -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes gracilis Géry 1993. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Negro River basin, Amazonas, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

hexalepis, Bryconops Guedes [T. L. O.], Oliveira [E. F.] & Lucinda [P. H. F.] 2019:314 [2], Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 29 (no. 4) IEF-1115; ref. 37058] Fazenda Traçadal, Rio Tocantins, Paranã, Tocantins State, Brazil, 12°28'01"S, 48°14'47"W. Holotype: MCP 53583. Paratypes: MCP, MNRJ, MZUSP, UNT. •Valid as Bryconops hexalepis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda 2019 -- (Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops hexalepis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda 2019. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: middle and upper Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

humeralis, Bryconops Machado-Allison [A.], Chernoff [B.] & Buckup [P. A.] 1996:46, Figs. 3-5, 9 [Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 23463] Río Cuao, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-25000. Paratypes: ANSP 159751-52 (17, 60); FMNH 85621 (7), 104894 (14), 105527-30 (2, 14, 4, 24); MBUCV-V-11345 (5), V-11358 (8, not 7), V-14865 (19), V-17862 (12). Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:5 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup 1996 -- (Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:368 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534] as cf. humeralis, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:373 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup 1996. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela and Rio Negro drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

imitator, Bryconops (Creatochanes) Chernoff [B.] & Machado-Allison [A.] in Chernoff, Machado-Allison, Provenzano, Willink & Petry 2002:195, Figs. 2, 3, 4a, 5, 6a, 7a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 3); ref. 26532] small branch of Río Caura at Raudal Cejiato, 5°33'28"N, 64°18'49"W, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-29605. Paratypes: FMNH 109352-53 (3, 3), 109355-60 (1, 1, 3, 10, 1, 2), 109362 (12); MBUCV-V-29606-11 (7, 3, 2, 3, 12, 2). •Valid as Bryconops imitator Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2002 -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:22 [ref. 28573], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops imitator Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2002. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Caura River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

inpai, Bryconops (Creatochanes) Knöppel [H.-A.], Junk [W. J.] & Géry [J.] 1968:231, Fig. 1b [Amazoniana v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 7901] A brook in the Reserva Ducke, Igarapé Barro Branco, Manaus, Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 10798. Paratypes: Géry pers. coll. 0501 (?), Max Planck-Inst. Limnol. Plön, Germany (?), ANSP 112213 (2), MHNG 1336.55-75 (21), MNHN 1982-0544 (1), ZMA 113807 (2). Type catalog: Mahnert 1976:473 [ref. 21535], Nijssen et al. 1982:15 [ref. 19236], Böhlke 1984:48 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Bryconops inpai Knöppel, Junk & Géry 1968 -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22035], Machado-Allison et al. 1996:45 [ref. 23463], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:368 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:475 [ref. 31515], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops inpai Knöppel, Junk & Géry 1968. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

lucidus, Bryconops Kner [R.] 1858:80 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 30 (no. 13); ref. 13404] Rio Branco, Amazon system, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 62847. Appeared in more detail in Kner 1859:181, Pl. 9 [ref. 2631]. •Synonym of Bryconops alburnoides Kner 1858 -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:6 [ref. 22035], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:119 [ref. 27061], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:372 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Bryconops alburnoides Kner 1858. Iguanodectidae. Habitat: freshwater.

magoi, Bryconops Chernoff [B.] & Machado-Allison [A.] 2005:9, Figs. 2C, 3C, 4, 5 [Zootaxa No. 1094; ref. 28573] Río Moquete at Paso Bajito, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-30782. Paratypes: FMNH 113936 (2), 113937 (2), 113938 (3); MBUCV-V-30783 (10), 30784 (2), 30785 (6). •Valid as Bryconops magoi Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005 -- (Wingert & Malabarba 2011:474 [ref. 31515], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906] as Af. majoi, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:11 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops magoi Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

marabaixo, Bryconops Silva‐Oliveira [C.], Moreira [C. R.], Lima [F. C. T.] & Rapp Py‐Daniel [L. H.] 2020:863, Figs. 4-6 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 97 (no. 3); ref. 37720] Rio Iratapuru, left bank tributary of rio Jari, Amazon basin, Cachoeira de São Raimundo, Laranjal do Jari, Amapá, Brazil, 00°33'59"S, 52°34'40"W. Holotype: MZUSP 125767. Paratypes: INPA, LBP, MNRJ, MZUSP, ZUEC. •Valid as Bryconops marabaixo Silva‐Oliveira, Moreira, Lima & Rapp Py‐Daniel 2020 -- (Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops marabaixo Silva‐Oliveira, Moreira, Lima & Rapp Py‐Daniel 2020. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Jari River drainage, lower Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

melanostoma, Piabuca Holmberg [E. L.] 1891:192 [Revista Argentina de Historia Natural (Buenos Aires) v. 1; ref. 2192] Formosa (Chaco), Argentina; Ansuncion, Paraguay. No types known. •Valid as Piabucus melanostoma Holmberg 1891 -- (Britski et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24147], Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061] as melanostomus, López et al. 2003:22 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:78 [ref. 28131] as melanostomus, Mirande 2010:486 [ref. 31006], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745] as melanostomus, Sarmiento et al. 2014:185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Moreira 2024:377 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Piabucus melanostoma Holmberg 1891. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

melanurus, Salmo Bloch [M. E.] 1794:104, Pl. 381 (fig. 2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8; ref. 463] Suriname. Syntypes: ZMB 3588 (2). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:62 [ref. 24282]. On p. 84 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 11 [ref. 21381]. Spelled melanur in Lacepède 1803:279 [ref. 4930], spelled correctly on p. 271. •In genus Bryconops -- (Machado-Allison et al. 1993:15 [ref. 22035], Chernoff et al. 1994:241 [ref. 22044]). •Valid as Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794) -- (Géry et al. 1991:50 [ref. 21021], Taphorn 1992:146 [ref. 23654], Planquette et al. 1996:270 [ref. 22818], Britski et al. 1999:34 [ref. 24147], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:369 [ref. 24235], Lasso et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25928], Chernoff et al. 2002:199 [ref. 26532], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Mirande 2010:488 [ref. 31006], Wingert & Malabarba 2011:475 [ref. 31515], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:3 [ref. 35321] as cf. melanurus, Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906], Melo et al. 2016:133 [ref. 34701], Koerber et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35267], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[14] [ref. 35679], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Dickens 2019:163 [ref. 37135] as aff. melanurus, Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:11 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Careaga et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37774], Silvano et al. 2020:70 [ref. 38133], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2021:10 [ref. 38878], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Borstein et al. 2022:16 [ref. 39507], Koerber et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39235], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: coastal streams of the Guiana Shield and Amazon basin (Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

munduruku, Bryconops Silva-Oliveira [C.], Canto [A. L. C.] & Ribeiro [F. R. V.] 2015:134, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 3994 (no. 1); ref. 33906] Pará State, Aveiro, igarapé Açu, tributary of the right margin of the Tapajós River, about 10 km of the city of Aveiro, 03°36’0.99’’S, 55°14’59.14’’W, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 46510. Paratypes: INPA, MCP, UFOPA. •Valid as Bryconops munduruku Silva-Oliveira, Canto & Ribeiro 2015 -- (Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Guedes et al. 2019:318 [ref. 37058], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:374 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops munduruku Silva-Oliveira, Canto & Ribeiro 2015. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Tapajós River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

piracolina, Bryconops Wingert [J. M.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2011:472, Figs. 1-4 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 31515] Vilhena, Igarapé Piracolina, rio Madeira basin, about 6 km west of Vilhena, near highway BR-364, 12°43'33"S, 60°11'34"W, Rondónia, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 44796. Paratypes: MCP 41504 (5, 2 c&s), MZUSP 105731 (2). •Valid as Bryconops piracolina Wingert & Malabarba 2011 -- (Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2018:381 [ref. 36284], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops piracolina Wingert & Malabarba 2011. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Rio Madeira basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

polylepis, Iguanodectes Géry [J.] 1993:103, Figs. 10-11 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 19 (no. 4) [for 1992]; ref. 20969] Tributary of Rio Ituxiou [Rio Ituxi or Rio Ipixuna], Rio Purus basin, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 45684. Paratype: (1). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:471 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Iguanodectes polylepis Géry 1993 -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes polylepis Géry 1993. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Madeira and Purus River basins, western Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

purusii, Piabuca Steindachner [F.] 1908:63 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 6) (for 13 Feb. 1908); ref. 13415] Rio Purus, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 56584. •Valid as Iguanodectes purusii (Steindachner 1908) -- (Géry 1993:98 [ref. 20969] as purusi, Chang & Ortega 1995:3 [ref. 24302] as purusi, Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:48, 184 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Lucinda & Guedes 2018:232 [ref. 36202], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes purusii (Steindachner 1908). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

rachovii, Iguanodectes Regan [C. T.] 1912:682 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 9 (no. 54); ref. 14864] Amazon River at Manaus, Brazil. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1913.3.1.38-39 (2). •Valid as Iguanodectes rachovii Regan 1912 -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:172 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes rachovii Regan 1912. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin and coastal rivers in northeast Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

rheorubrum, Bryconops Silva-Oliveira [C.], Sabaj Pérez [M. H.], Ota [R. P.], Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2019:2, Figs. 1-4, 8 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 166 (no. 1); ref. 36769] Rapids in narrow bedrock channel of left major braid of Xingu, rio Xingu (upper Volta Grande), Altamira, Pará, Brazil, 3°16'41.56"S, 52°2'18.35"W. Holotype: INPA 57879. Paratypes: ANSP, INPA, LIA, UFOPA, ZUEC. The adjective would be rheoruber if combined with a masculine genus. •Valid as Bryconops rheoruber Silva-Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Ota, Rapp Py-Daniel 2019 -- (Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops rheoruber Silva-Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Ota, Rapp Py-Daniel 2019. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Xingu River basin, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

sapezal, Bryconops Wingert [J. M.], Chuctaya [J.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2018:380, Figs. 1-5 [Zootaxa 4418 (no. 4); ref. 35927] Rio Sauê-Uiná downstream from a dam, near the highway BR-364, Rio Tapajós basin, Sapezal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 13°32'22"S, 58°50'48"W. Holotype: MCP 44795. Paratypes: LIRP, MCP, MZUSP. •Valid as Bryconops sapezal Wingert, Chuctaya & Malabarba 2018 -- (Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:382 [ref. 36876], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops sapezal Wingert, Chuctaya & Malabarba 2018. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Rio Tapajós drainage, Amazon basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

spilurus, Piabuca Günther [A.] 1864:344 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Cupai [= Rio Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.3.19.70. •Valid as Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther 1864) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Géry 1993:97 [ref. 20969], Taphorn 1992:245 [ref. 23654], Lasso et al. 2001:96 [ref. 25928], Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:48, 184 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:64 [ref. 35633], Careaga et al. 2020:76 [ref. 37774], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:20 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2022:29 [ref. 39235], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther 1864). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

surinamensis, Creatochanes affinis Hoedeman [J. J.] 1952:199, fig. [Het Aquarium v. 22 (no. 9); ref. 22023] No differential description, not available. •In the synonymy of Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794). •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:443 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794). Iguanodectidae.

tenuis, Iguanodectes Cope [E. D.] 1872:260, Pl. 8 (figs. 1, 1a) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu [Ampyiacu], Amazon basin, Pebas, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP (not found). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:55 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther 1864) -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Iguanodectes spilurus (Günther 1864). Iguanodectidae. Habitat: freshwater.

tocantinensis, Bryconops Guedes [T. L. O.], Oliveira [E. F.] & Lucinda [P. H. F.] 2016:[2], Figs. 1-4 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 2) e150176; ref. 34534] Tocantins, Taguatinga, rio Conceição (tributary of rio Palma, upper rio Tocantins drainage), Brazil, 12°19'48.30"S, 46°25'4.20"W. Holotype: MCP 49199. Paratypes: MCP, MNRJ, MZUSP, UNT. •Valid as Bryconops tocantinensis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda 2016 -- (Silva-Oliveira et al. 2019:20 [ref. 36769], Guedes et al. 2019:318 [ref. 37058], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops tocantinensis Guedes, Oliveira & Lucinda 2016. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Tocantins River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

transitoria, Creatochanes melanurus var. Steindachner [F.] 1915:49 [35], Pl. 1 (fig. 5) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. v. 93; ref. 4244] Rupununi River, Melville Guyana and Rio Branco, Boa Vista, Brazil. Syntypes: (several species) NMW 68532 (4), 68939 (3), 69213 (6, now 5). For type information, see Lucinda & Guedes 2018:231 [ref. 36202]. On p. 35 of separate; also in Steindachner 1917 [ref. 15259]. Species not listed in earlier abstract [ref. 18909]. Combine with a masculine genus, the adjective is transitorius. •Synonym of Bryconops melanurus (Bloch 1794) -- (Koerber et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35267]). •Valid as Bryconops transitorius (Steindachner 1915) -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Guedes et al. 2016:[11] [ref. 34534], Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817] as transitoria). Current status: Valid as Bryconops transitorius (Steindachner 1915). Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: western Amazon basin, Brazil and Guyana Habitat: freshwater.

variatus, Iguanodectes Géry [J.] 1993:101, Figs. 8-9 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 19 (no. 4) [for 1992]; ref. 20969] Igarapé Jatuarana, 5 kilometers above Samuel, Rio Guaporé, Rondonia, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 45683. Paratypes: (2). Type catalog: Oyakawa 1996:471 [ref. 23140]. •Valid as Iguanodectes variatus Géry 1993 -- (Moreira in Reis et al. 2003:173 [ref. 27061], Moreira 2024:376 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Iguanodectes variatus Géry 1993. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Branco, Guaporé, Trombetas and Urubu River basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

vibex, Bryconops Machado-Allison [A.], Chernoff [B.] & Buckup [P. A.] 1996:47, Figs. 6-8 [Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 16 (no. 2); ref. 23463] Río Cataniapo, Salto Nieves, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-25002. Paratypes: FMNH 104895 (2), MBUCV-V-14058 (29). Type catalog: Provenzano et al. 1998:5 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Bryconops vibex Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup 1996 -- (Chernoff & Machado-Allison 1999:369 [ref. 24235], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:120 [ref. 27061], Chernoff & Machado-Allison 2005:21 [ref. 28573], Silva-Oliveira et al. 2015:140 [ref. 33906] as aff. vibex, Silva-Oliveira & Lima 2024:375 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Bryconops vibex Machado-Allison, Chernoff & Buckup 1996. Iguanodectidae. Distribution: South America: Cataniapo River drainage, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.