punctatum, Hoplosternum Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:264, Pls. 14-15 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 15); ref. 2962] Río Marte Arnade, 6 miles east of Panama City, Panama. Holotype: FMNH 8943. Paratypes: FMNH 59534 (1), USNM 78378 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:47 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:15 [ref. 19771] stating probable paratypes, original description specifically cited only type (=holotype), Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Reis 1997:307 [ref. 22747], Román-Valencia et al. 1999:60 [ref. 24926], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:72 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae. Distribution: Pacific coastal drainages of Panama and in the Atrato River basin: Colombia and Panama. Habitat: freshwater.