amaru, Melanosternarchus Bernt [M. J.], Crampton [W. G. R.], Orfinger [A. B.] & Albert [J. S.] 2018:457, Figs. 1-11, 17A, 18A [Zootaxa 4378 (no. 4); ref. 35797] Rio Nanay at Pampachica, Maynas, Loreto, Peru, 03°45'10.8"S,73°16'54.2"W. Holotype: MUSM 59405. Paratypes: ANSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Melanosternarchus amaru Bernt, Crampton, Orfinger & Albert 2018 -- (Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:21 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Melanosternarchus amaru Bernt, Crampton, Orfinger & Albert 2018. Apteronotidae: Apteronotinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon basin (Peru and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.