brevirostris, Chalceus Günther [A.] 1860:420 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 3) (art. 7); ref. 18210] Western Andes of Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.6.16.166 (1), 1860.6.16.196 (1). Note on types by Román-Valencia et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40431]. •Valid as Bryconamericus brevirostris (Günther 1860) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:28 [ref. 37559], Silva in Reis et al. 2003:115 [ref. 27061], Román-Valencia et al. 2009:1 [ref. 30393], Román-Valencia et al. 2011:844 [ref. 31565], Román-Valencia et al. 2013:125 [ref. 32807], Barriga Salazar 2014:106 [ref. 35745], Román-Valencia et al. 2014:108 [ref. 33608], Román-Valencia et al. 2015:244 [ref. 34022], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:129 [ref. 34894]). • Valid as Eretmobrycon brevirostris (Günther 1860) -- (Thomaz et al. 2015:Add. 5 [ref. 33893], Román-Valencia et al. 2023:41 [ref. 40431], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:125 [ref. 40816], Valenzuela et al. 2023:95 [ref. 40815], Malabarba 2024:154 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Eretmobrycon brevirostris (Günther 1860). Characidae: Stevardiinae. Distribution: South America: Pacific coastal drainages (Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.