mapale, Cathorops Betancur-R. [R.] & Acero P. [A.] 2005:47, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa No. 1045; ref. 28341] Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, 10°59'N, 74°17'W. Holotype: INVEMAR-PEC 5333. Paratypes: ICNMHN 8244 (1), 8245 (2), 8246 (2), 8247 (1) (all missing); INVEMAR-PEC 277 (1), 1584 (1), 3654 (1), 5197 (1), 5348 (1)5501 (2), 5730 (1), 5731 (2), 5732 (1), 5733 (26, c&s) Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:40 [ref. 29155], Mojica & Agudelo-Zamora 2018:43 [ref. 36127]. •Valid as Cathorops mapale Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2005 -- (Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:44 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:40 [ref. 29155], Betancur-R. et al. 2007:349 [ref. 29268], Marceniuk & Betancur-R. 2008:41 [ref. 29576], Marceniuk et al. 2009:249 [ref. 30406], Marceniuk et al. 2012:91 [ref. 31865], Marceniuk et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34763], Marceniuk et al. 2023:13 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cathorops mapale Betancur-R. & Acero P. 2005. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: Caribbean coast of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.