menezesi, Auchenipterus Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.] 1999:426, Fig. 17 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 126 (no. 4); ref. 23953] Lago de Viana, Rio Pindaré-Mirim basin, 3°14'S, 45°01'W, Maranhão, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 43591. Paratypes: ANSP 69637 (4); FMNH 58313 (6); NMW 47429 (4), 47431 (8), 47433-35 (4, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:72 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari 1999 -- (Ferraris 2007:72 [ref. 29155], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Calegari et al. 2019:[96] [ref. 36961], Koerber et al. 2022:56 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari 1999. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: Paraíba and Pindaré-Mirim River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.