maxakali, Leporinus Birindelli [J. L. O.], Vieira [F.] & Garavello [J. C.] 2026:566, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa 5750 (no. 4); ref. 42762] Rio Fanado, tributary of rio Araçuaí, at Barragem das Almas (dam), circa 2 km upstream from city, rio Jequitinhonha basin, Minas Novas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 17°14'16.0"S, 42°35'26.6"W. Holotype: MZUEL 20000. Paratypes: ANSP, LISDEBE, MZUEL, MZUSP, NUP. •Valid as Leporinus maxakali Birindelli, Vieira & Garavello 2026. Current status: Valid as Leporinus maxakali Birindelli, Vieira & Garavello 2026. Anostomidae: Leporininae. Distribution: South America: upper Jequitinhonha River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.