brevifile, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:31 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Goiás, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7317. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855) -- (Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:21 [ref. 29327], Grant 2021:122 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.