Species that contain: Gasteropelecus and levis [ 1 ] records

levis, Pterodiscus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:12 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 1222] Belém do Pará, Brazil. Holotype: USNM 34454. Paratypes: CAS 20677 [ex IU 11479] (1), USNM 306564 [ex USNM 34454] (2). Type catalog: Vari & Howe 1991:36 [ref. 19022]. •Valid as Gasteropelecus levis (Eigenmann 1909) -- (Weitzman 1960:225 [ref. 9611], Weitzman & Palmer in Reis et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Gasteropelecus levis (Eigenmann 1909). Gasteropelecidae. Distribution: Lower Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.