Please look in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes for authorships of sections, Families of Fishes (all), and related information.

Species in the genus Bunocephalus: [ 25 ] records

aleuropsis, Bunocephalus Cope [E. D.] 1870:568 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11; ref. 914] Pebas, eastern Ecuador [= eastern Peru]. Syntypes: ANSP 8286-88 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:22 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dysichthys aleuropsis (Cope 1870) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:204 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Bunocephalus aleuropsis Cope 1870 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:138, 189 [ref. 35004], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Esguícero et al. 2020:114 [ref. 37313], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus aleuropsis Cope 1870. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

aloikae, Bunocephalus amaurus Hoedeman [J. J.] 1961:130 [Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 23); ref. 11969] Litany River, Aloiké village, French Guiana. Holotype: ZMA 102229. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:39 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972]). •Valid as Bunocephalus aloikae Hoedeman 1961 -- (Mol et al. 2012:287 [ref. 32867], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:76 [ref. 35773], Borstein et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39507], Lasso et al. in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:132 [ref. 40783], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus aloikae Hoedeman 1961. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin and coastal rivers (Colombia, French Guiana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

amaurus, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:126, Fig. 24; Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Konawaruk, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53121 [ex CM 1555]. Paratypes: CAS 35242 [ex IU 11973] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:79 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as name only in Eigenmann 1910:380 [ref. 1224]. •Valid as Dysichthys amaurus (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401]). •Synonym of Dysichthys coracoideus Cope 1874, but a valid subspecies -- (Mees 1989:216 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •See Le Bail et al. 2000:162 [ref. 24549]. •Valid as Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[21] [ref. 35679]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Coastal rivers between Orinoco and Amazon River mouths: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

bicolor, Bunocephalus Steindachner [F.] 1882:176 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19); ref. 20487] Río Huallaga, Peru. Holotype (unique): MTD F345. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:8, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1b) [ref. 14353]. •Synonym of Dysichthys coracoideus Cope 1874 -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:208 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874) -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

chamaizelus, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:127, Fig 24; Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Erukin, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53122 [ex CM 1556]. Paratypes: (18, CM and IU) BMNH 1911.10.31.123 (1); CAS 35243 [ex IU 11976] (2), 35244 [ex IU 11975] (2), 35245 [ex IU 11974] (2); FMNH 7370 (1), 53123-25 (2, 2, 2); MCZ 30088 (1); CAS-SU 21778 (1); USNM 66122 [ex CM] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:79 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:45 [ref. 12291], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:9 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dysichthys chamaizelus (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:236 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Bunocephalus chamaizelus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972] as chaimazelus in one place, see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[21] [ref. 35679]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus chamaizelus Eigenmann 1912. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Essequibo River basin, Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.

colombianus, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:10 [Indiana University Studies No. 16 [sic No. 8]; ref. 1228] Boca de Raspadura, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56038 [ex CM 4828]. Paratypes: CAS 35249 [ex IU 12687] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:79 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:19 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dysichthys colombianus (Eigenmann 1912) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:237 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Bunocephalus colombianus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus colombianus Eigenmann 1912. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

coracoideus, Dysichthys Cope [E. D.] 1874:133 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 26; ref. 931] Nauta, Peru. Syntypes: ANSP 21212-15 (4). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dysichthys coracoideus Cope 1874 -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:207 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901], Le Bail et al. 2000:162 [ref. 24549]). •Valid as Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:137, 189 [ref. 35004], Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Esguícero et al. 2020:114 [ref. 37313], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

doriae, Bunocephalus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:286 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 9 (no. 52) (art. 47); ref. 14846] Villa Rica (Villarrica), Paraguay; Posadas, Río Paraná, Argentina. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.2.10.22-23 (2); MSNG 14274 (1), 14275 (3). Type catalog: Tortonese 1963:310 [ref. 10351], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Dysichthys doriae (Boulenger 1902) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:226 [ref. 13383], Gómez & Chebez 1996:57 [ref. 23791] as doriai, Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901], Casciotta et al. 2003:135 [ref. 28130]). •Valid as Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:112 [ref. 24147], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:64 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:82 [ref. 28131] as doriai, Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:611 [ref. 30972], Litz & Koerber 2014:21 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:137, 189 [ref. 35004], Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:32 [ref. 35565] author with parentheses, Koerber et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35267], Esguícero et al. 2020:115 [ref. 37313], Loureiro et al. 2023:120 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Paraguay-Paraná and Uruguay River basins (Argentina, Brazil, ?Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

erondinae, Bunocephalus Cardoso [A. R.] 2010:608, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 30972] Pelotas, canal São Gonçalo, laguna dos Patos system, 31°46'18"S, 51°18'04"W, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 40877. Paratypes: Many at MCN and MCP. •Valid as Bunocephalus erondinae Cardoso 2010 -- (Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Loureiro et al. 2023:120 [ref. 40506] as cf. erondinae). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus erondinae Cardoso 2010. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Laguna dos Patos system, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and ?Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater.

gronovii, Aspredo Swainson [W.] 1838:332, Fig. 80 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bunocephalichthys verrucosus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mees 1988:93 [ref. 6401]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Bloch 1794) -- current authors. •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155], Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

gronovii, Bunocephalichthys Bleeker [P.] 1858:329 [Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 4 (art. 2); ref. 365] South America. No types known. Type catalog: Boeseman 1972:308 [ref. 19698], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. Based on Gronovius no. 153, Pl. 5 (fig. 3). •Valid as Bunocephalus gronovii (Bleeker 1858) -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

haggini, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Allen [W. R.] 1942:86, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Upper Amazon system at Iquitos, Peru. Holotype: CAS 35107 [IU 15408]. Paratypes: CAS 35110 [ex IU 15979] (4). Additional original material: CAS 35108 [IU 15409] (2), CAS 35109 [ex IU 15410] (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Dysichthys coracoideus Cope 1874 -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:208 [ref. 13383]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus coracoideus (Cope 1874). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

hartti, Bunocephalus Carvalho [T. P.], Cardoso [A. R.], Friel [J. P.] & Reis [R. E.] 2015:499, Figs. 1, 2a-b, 3a [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 3); ref. 33972] Minas Gerais, Presidente Juscelino, rio Cipó at Fazenda Duas Barras, Brazil, 18°41'04"S, 43°59'18"W. Holotype: MZUSP 62745. Paratypes: CAS, MCP, MNRJ, MZUSP. Corrected species in text. •Valid as Bunocephalus hartti Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis 2015. Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus hartti Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis 2015. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Middle rio São Francisco basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

hertzi, Bunocephalus Esguícero [A. L. H.], Castro [R. M. C.] & Pereira [T. N. A.] 2020:110, Figs. 2A, 4 [Zootaxa 4742 (no. 1); ref. 37313] Rio Pardo, Rio Mogi-Guaçú, near the Estação Ecológica de Jataí, upper Rio Paraná, Luis Antônio Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil, 21°36'44"S, 47°49'09"W. Holotype: LIRP 9861. Paratypes: DZSJRP, LIRP, MZUEL, NUP. Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:31 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Bunocephalus hertzi Esguícero, Castro & Pereira 2020. Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus hertzi Esguícero, Castro & Pereira 2020. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

knerii, Bunocephalus Steindachner [F.] 1882:176 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19); ref. 20487] Canelos, eastern Ecuador. Syntypes: (several) NMW 47628 [? formerly NMW 10976-77] (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:9, Pl. 2 (figs. 2-2b) [ref. 14353]. •Valid as Dysichthys knerii (Steindachner 1882) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:220 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901] as kneri). •Valid as Bunocephalus knerii Steindachner 1882 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:36 [ref. 37559] as kneri, Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Diogo et al. 2001:471 [ref. 25997], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:84 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus knerii Steindachner 1882. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

larai, Bunocephalus Ihering [R. von] 1930:101, Pl. 13 (figs. 3-3A) [not 4] [Archivos do Instituto Biológico, São Paulo v. 3; ref. 16237] Rio Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Syntypes: (3) Instituto Biológico de São Paulo, lost. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Dysichthys larai (Ihering 1930) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:238 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Bunocephalus larai Ihering 1930 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:611 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2015:510 [ref. 33972], Esguícero et al. 2020:106 [ref. 37313], Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus larai Ihering 1930. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraná River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

lyriformis, Agmus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:128, Fig. 25; Pl. 3 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 1227] Gluck Island, Rupununi River, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53120 [ex CM 1554]. Paratypes: CAS 46357 [ex IU 11972] (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:79 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:6 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bunocephalichthys verrucosus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mees 1988:93 [ref. 6401]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Bloch 1794) -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Agmus lyriformis Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Chang & Ortega 1995:4 [ref. 24302]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

melas, Bunocephalus Cope [E. D.] 1874:132 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 26; ref. 931] Nauta, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21235 (in pieces). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:22 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Benocephalus melas Cope 1874 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Dysichthys aleuropsis (Cope 1870) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:204 [ref. 13383]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus aleuropsis Cope 1870 -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus aleuropsis Cope 1870. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

minerim, Bunocephalus Carvalho [T. P.], Cardoso [A. R.], Friel [J. P.] & Reis [R. E.] 2015:505, Figs. 2c, 3b, 5, 6 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 3); ref. 33972] Minas Gerais, Guarda-Mor municipality, córrego Guarda-Mor, near the town of Guarda-Mor on highway BR-364, Brazil, 17°44’52"S, 47°05’40"W. Holotype: MCP 47087. Paratypes: ANSP, UFRGS, MCP, MNRJ, MZUSP. •Valid as Bunocephalus minerim Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis 2015 -- (Esguícero et al. 2020:115 [ref. 37313]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus minerim Carvalho, Cardoso, Friel & Reis 2015. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: Upper and middle rio São Francisco basins, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

retropinnis, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Allen 1942:85, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Cacequi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: CAS 35246 [ex IU 15332, not 14332]. Paratypes: CAS 35247 [ex IU 15332] (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155]. Holotype established in Pl. 2. •Valid as Bunocephalus retropinnis Eigenmann 1942 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Dysichthys doriae (Boulenger 1902) -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Mees 1989:226 [ref. 13383], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902 -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:59 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:611 [ref. 30972], Litz & Koerber 2014:21 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:35 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:53 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus doriae Boulenger 1902. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

scabriceps, Bunocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:49 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Jutahy, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 7967 (42-mm specimen). Paralectotypes: MCZ 7967 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype established by Eigenmann 1912:Pl. 4 (caption). •Synonym of Bunocephalichthys verrucosus (Bloch 1794), but a valid subspecies -- (Mees 1988:89, 93 [ref. 6401], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901]). •Valid as Bunocephalus scabriceps Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Bunocephalus scabriceps or as a subspecies Bunocephalus verrucosus scabriceps -- (Ferraris 1991:224 [ref. 19536]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

sipaliwini, Bunocephalus amaurus Hoedeman [J. J.] 1961:130, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 23); ref. 11969] Sipaliwini, Suriname, 20 kilometers from frontier with Brazil. Holotype: ZMA 102228. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:40 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Dysichthys coracoideus Cope 1874 -- (Mees 1989:216 [ref. 13383]). •Synonym of Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912 -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:262 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:58 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2015:509 [ref. 33972]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus amaurus Eigenmann 1912. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

verrucosa, Aspredo Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:137 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Tropical America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

verrucosus, Platystacus Bloch [M. E.] 1794:63, Pl. 373 (fig. 3) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8; ref. 463] No locality. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. On p. 51 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 11 [ref. 21381]. •Valid as Bunocephalus verrucosus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mees 1988:89, 93 [ref. 6401], Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901], Ferraris 1991:224 [ref. 19536]). •Secondary homonym of Silurus verrucosus Walbaum 1792; synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater.

verrucosus, Silurus Walbaum [J. J.] 1792:574 [Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3; ref. 4572] No locality stated. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155]. Based on Gronovius 1754, Pl. 5 (fig. 3). •Valid as Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792) -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:263 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:60 [ref. 29155], Cardoso 2010:612 [ref. 30972], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:85 [ref. 35633], Esguícero et al. 2020:115 [ref. 37313], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:24 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Bunocephalus verrucosus (Walbaum 1792). Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.