altamazonica, Pellona Cope [E. D.] 1872:256 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. No types at ANSP. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:62 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Pellona castelnaeana Valenciennes 1847 -- (Whitehead 1985:279 [ref. 5141], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:43 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Pellona altamazonica Cope 1872 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:6 [ref. 9708], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:14 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Pellona altamazonica Cope 1872. Pristigasteridae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon basin (Peru). Habitat: freshwater.