| Citation | Nielsen, D.T.B. and W.M. Ohara, 2024, A new restricted-range Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil.. Zootaxa 5496 (3):332-342. |
| Ref. | Nielsen, D.T.B. and W.M. Ohara, 2024 |
| Page | 333-338;fig.1;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Melanorivulus melanopterus |
| Comment | etymology, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Brazil, Mato Grosso, Conquista do Oeste, headwaters of rio Galera, tributary of the right bank of the upper rio Guaporé; INPA 60664. |
| Distribution | Brazil. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 2.97 cm., SL, male; (holotype): 3.02 cm., SL, male. |