surinamensis, Hoplosternum thoracatum Hoedeman [J. J.] 1952:5 [Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 12); ref. 12773] Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 100292. Paratypes: ZMA 100293 (2), 100295 (2), 100297-98 (1, 1), 100299 (orig. 6, now 5), 100300-01 (1, 1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:54 [ref. 19236]. •Synonym of Hoplosternum thoracatum (Valenciennes 1840), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Megalechis personata (Ranzani 1841) -- (Reis 1997:313 [ref. 22747], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Reis et al. 2005:678 [ref. 28320]). Current status: Synonym of Megalechis thoracata (Valenciennes 1840). Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Habitat: freshwater.