paraense, Brachyplatystoma Steindachner [F.] 1909:195 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 46 (no. 12) (for 13 May 1909); ref. 18808] Fish market, Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 47590. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:3317 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Brachyplatystoma paraense Steindachner 1909 -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau 1855) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:435 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:331 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:43 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.