Species that contain: Platysilurus and barbatus [ 1 ] records

barbatus, Platysilurus Haseman [J. D.] 1911:320, Pl. 52 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (17); ref. 2047] São Antonio de Río Madeira, Bolivia. Holotype: FMNH 60306 [ex CM 2987]. Paratypes: CAS 63724 [ex IU 13330; ex CM 2988] (1), FMNH 54341 (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:78 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:340 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Platysilurus barbatus Haseman 1911 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708]). •Synonym of Platysilurus mucosus (Vailland 1880) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:340 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:103 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Platysilurus mucosus (Vaillant 1880). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.