spatula, Platystoma Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:26, Pl. 14 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Rivers of equatorial Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]. No types known. As Sorubim jandiá on plate. •Valid as Sorubimichthys spatula (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860]). •Possibly a synonym of Sorubimichthys planiceps (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901]). •Synonym of Sorubimichthys planiceps (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:443 [ref. 27061], Grant 2021:137 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Sorubimichthys planiceps (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.