brevibarbis, Auchenipterus Cope [E. D.] 1878:676 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Peruvian Amazon. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21519. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachycorystes brevibarbis (Cope 1878) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708] as brevibarbus). •Valid as Parauchenipterus brevibarbis (Cope 1878) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860] as brevibarbus). •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru. Habitat: freshwater.