typus, Trachycorystes Bleeker [P.] 1862:6 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9422 (dry). Type catalog: Boeseman 1972:315 [ref. 19698], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded replacement name for Auchenipterus trachycorystes Valenciennes 1840, apparently to avoid "Strickland tautonymy." Also in Bleeker 1863:88 [ref. 401]. •Synonym of Trachycorystes trachycorystes (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Britski & Akama 2011:274 [ref. 31386]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Trachycorystes trachycorystes (Valenciennes 1840). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.