fernandezi, Hyphessobrycon Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1972:20, Pl. 20 [Análisis ictiológico del complejo hidrográfico; ref. 19696] Quebrada Cupa, Yaracuy River drainage, Cerca a Aroa en la vía a Duaca, finca de Víctor Atria, Venezuela, 10°29'50"N, 68°52'20"W. Neotype: MBUCV-V 34105. Neotype designated by García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn 2008:149 [ref. 29919]; originally a holotype and 61 paratypes (apparently lost) from Río Yaracuy drainage, Venezuela. •Valid as Hyphessobrycon fernandezi Fernández-Yépez 1972 -- (Lima & Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:136 [ref. 27061], García-Alzate et al. 2008:145 [ref. 29919], García-Alzate & Román-Valencia 2008:15 [ref. 30008], García-Alzate et al.2010:801 [ref. 30824], García-Alzate et al. 2013:861 [ref. 32692], Marinho et al. 2014:263 [ref. 33372], Lima et al. 2014:177 [ref. 33535], Dagosta et al. 2016:258 [ref. 34377], Ohara et al. 2017:249 [ref. 35067], García-Alzate et al. 2017:125 [ref. 35253]). •Synonym of Hyphessobrycon scholzei Ahl 1937 -- (Lima et al. 2025:52 [ref. 41921]). Current status: Synonym of Hyphessobrycon scholzei Ahl 1937. Acestrorhamphidae: Hyphessobryconinae. Habitat: freshwater.