flavicans, Bagrus Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:32, Pl. 13 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8823 (mounted). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:58 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:344 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Brachyplatystoma flavicans (Castelnau 1855) -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Chang & Ortega 1995:4 [ref. 24302], Le Bail et al. 2000:86 [ref. 24549], Camargo & Isaac 2001:145 [ref. 27639]). •Synonym of Zungaro zungaro (Humboldt 1821) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:443 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:344 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:141 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Zungaro zungaro (Humboldt 1821). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.