taeniatus, Mesops Günther [A.] 1862:312 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Rio Cupai [= Rio Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará state, Brazil. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.3.19.71. •Valid as Apistogramma taeniata (Günther 1862) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:615 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:110 [ref. 27488], Römer et al. 2011:20 [ref. 31288], Römer et al. 2013:29 [ref. 32665], Britzke et al. 2014:418 [ref. 33522], Sarmiento et al. 2014:188 [ref. 35004], Varella & Britzke 2016:93 [ref. 34364], Staeck 2017:200 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Apistogramma taeniata (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Lower Tapajós River drainage, Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.