wayuu, Cathorops Betancur-R. [R.], Acero P. [P.] & Marceniuk [A. P.] in Marceniuk, Betancur-R., Acero P. & Muriel-Cunha 2012:87, Fig. 9 [Copeia 2012 (no. 1); ref. 31865] La Guajira, Camarones at lagoon, ca. 11°25'43"N, 73°04'15"W, (Caribbean) Colombia. Holotype: INVEMAR-PEC 8247. Paratypes: many at AUM and INVEMAR-PEC. •Valid as Cathorops wayuu Betancur-R., Acero P. & Marceniuk 2012 -- (Marceniuk et al. 2016:138 [ref. 34763], Marceniuk et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40422]). Current status: Valid as Cathorops wayuu Betancur-R., Acero P. & Marceniuk 2012. Ariidae: Ariinae. Distribution: South America: Colombia to Venezuela, southern Caribbean Sea. Habitat: brackish, marine.