regius, Gymnotus Chiaje [S. delle] 1847:273 [Nuovi Annali delle Scienze naturali Bologna (Ser. 2) v. 8; ref. 17992] South America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:59 [ref. 21320], Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[16] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Electrophorus electricus (Linnaeus 1766). Gymnotidae: Electrophorinae. Habitat: freshwater.