| Citation | Zanata, A.M., C. Oliveira and L. Oliveira-Silva, 2024, Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) shared by tributaries of upper Tapajós and Xingu river basins, Brazil.. J Fish Biol. 105:1929-1938. |
| Ref. | Zanata, A.M., C. Oliveira and L. Oliveira-Silva, 2024 |
| Page | 1931-1934;figs.1-3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Characidium varii |
| Comment | etymology, morphology, occlit |
| Locality | Brazil, Mato Grosso, Novo Progresso, stream affluent of Braço Norte River on road perpendicular to BR 163, close to the frontier between Pará and Mato Grosso states, Teles Pires river sub-basin, Tapajós river basin; MZUSP 129973. |
| Distribution | Brazil. |
| Quote | Maximum size (paratype): 4.73 cm., SL; (holotype): 5.59 cm., SL. |