surinamensis, Pseudosciaena Bleeker [P.] 1873:458, Pl. 21 (side figure) [Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 8; ref. 17099] Suriname. Holotype (unique): RMNH 5995. •Valid as Plagioscion surinamensis (Bleeker 1873) -- (Chao 1978:44 [ref. 6983], Keith et al. 2000:140 [ref. 24547], Soares & Casatti 2000:513 [ref. 24955], Camargo & Isaac 2001:143 [ref. 27639], Casatti in Reis et al. 2003:601 [ref. 27061], Casatti & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27192]). •Synonym of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel 1840) -- (Casatti 2005:42 [ref. 28401], Parenti 2020:44 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Synonym of Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel 1840). Sciaenidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Magdalena River basins and coastal rivers of Suriname (Brazil, Colombia and Suriname) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.