blochii, Cotylephorus Swainson [W.] 1838:354, Fig. 90 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] South American [not stated]. Syntypes: ZMB 3157 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:61 [ref. 29155]. Also in Swainson 1839:308 [ref. 4303]. Unneeded new name for Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch to avoid Strickland tautonymy. •Synonym of Aspredo cotylephorus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mees 1987:186 [ref. 11510]). •Synonym of Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch 1794 -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:264 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:61 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch 1794. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.