argenteus, Pristigaster Schinz [H. R.] (ex Cuvier) 1822:300 [Das Thierreich v. 2; ref. 3926] Cayenne, French Guiana. Forgotten name [nomen oblitum]. Name not listed in Daget 1968 [ref. 26392]. Original type locality given as American Seas. Based on Cuvier, Regne Animal, T 16. F. 3 [?]. •In the synonymy of Pristigaster cayana Cuvier 1829 -- (Whitehead 1985:301 [ref. 5141], Menezes & de Pinna 2000:243 [ref. 24411], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27061]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Pristigaster cayana Cuvier 1829. Pristigasteridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.