pantherinus, Giton fasciatus var. Steindachner [F.] 1908:129 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 45 (no. 9) (for 11 Mar. 1908); ref. 18803] Santos, Brazil. Syntypes: (several) NMW 11275 (3), 76443-44 (2, 8). Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35236]. •Valid as Gymnotus pantherinus (Steindachner 1908) -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:55 [ref. 21320], Albert & Fernandes-Matioli 1999:416 [ref. 23798], Fernandes-Matioli et al.2000:803 [ref. 30364], Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Albert & Crampton 2001:261 [ref. 25031], Campos-da-Paz 2002:185 [ref. 26073], Crampton et al. 2003:2 [ref. 27064], Albert & Crampton 2003:3 [ref. 27077], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:485 [ref. 27061], Crampton & Albert 2003:2 [ref. 27433], Maldonado-Ocampo & Albert 2004:2 [ref. 27978], Crampton et al. 2005:99 [ref. 28092], Fernandes et al. 2005:3 [ref. 28147], Cognato et al. 2008:381 [ref. 29363], Milhomem et al. 2012:804 [ref. 31815], Rangel-Pereira 2012:364 [ref. 32319], Rangel-Pereira 2014:170 [ref. 33401], Ferraris et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35236], Craig et al. 2019:73 [ref. 37060] in subgenus Pantherus, Reis et al. 2020:463 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809] as cf. pantherinus, Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:52 [ref. 41258] as cf. pantherinus). Current status: Valid as Gymnotus pantherinus (Steindachner 1908). Gymnotidae: Gymnotinae. Distribution: South America: coastal drainages (southeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.