Species that contain: Pseudoplatystoma and fasciatum [ 7 ] records

artedii, Platystoma Günther [A.] 1864:106 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] South America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. Based on literature sources. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:8 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:119 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevifile, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:31 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Goiás, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7317. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855) -- (Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:21 [ref. 29327], Grant 2021:122 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciatus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] 1766:505 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] Mazaruni-Potaro tributaries of Essequibo River, Guyanas, 5°31'39.5"N, 58°37'43.6"W. Neotype: FMNH 116903. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. Neotype [INHS 48973] mentioned by Buitrago-Suárez 2006:120 [ref. 28917] should be disregarded (pers. comm. Buitrago-Suárez 11/07). Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:9 [ref. 29327] selected FMNH 116903 as the neotype. Based on multiple sources including the 'Mystus maculosus ...' of Seba 1759:84, Pl. 19, fig. 6 (v. 3) [ref. 18716], the 'Mystus cirris sex ...' of Gronow 1763:125 [ref. 1910], which latter work was based on the 'Bagre alia species (No. 5)' of Markgraf von Liebstadt 1648:174 (v. 4) [ref. 30347], the 'Bagre quinta' of Ray 1713:82 [ref. 30231], and the 'Bagre' of Willughby 1686: Pl. H7, fig. 2 [ref. 30164]. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:60 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:61 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:108 [ref. 24147], Loubens & Panfili 2000:13 [ref. 24465], Le Bail et al. 2000:104 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25928], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27366], Gallo & Díaz-Sarmiento 2003:599 [ref. 27701], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Swarça et al. 2005:325 [ref. 28520], Buitrago-Suárez 2006:120 [ref. 28917], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:8 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745] as cf. fasciatum, Sarmiento et al. 2014:172, 192 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], DoNascimiento 2016:534 [ref. 34727], Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565], Careaga et al. 2020:78 [ref. 37774], Grant 2021:119 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Koerber et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40665], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766). Pimelodidae. Distribution: South America: Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedium, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:138 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 1249] Obidos, Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7321. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Ferraris 2007:126 [29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez 2004:120 [ref. 28917], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855) -- (Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:21 [ref. 29327], Grant 2021:122 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricans, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:31 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Xingu, Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 7301 (1), 7311 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez 2004:120 [ref. 28917], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855) -- (Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:21 [ref. 29327], Grant 2021:122 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae. Habitat: freshwater.

reticulatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum var. Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:30 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 23813. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez 2004:120 [ref. 28917], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:30 [ref. 29327], Koerber 2011:6 [ref. 31122], Koerber 2014:6 [ref. 33621], Litz & Koerber 2014:19 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:420 [ref. 34561], Koerber et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35267], Reis et al. 2020:470 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Pimelodidae. Distribution: South America: central Amazon basin and Paraná River (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

tigrinum, Platystoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:10, Pl. 422 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9354 (mounted and stuffed). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:58 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. The name tigrinum is maintained over its senior unused synonym truncatum. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum but may equal Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1776). •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma tigrinus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Swarça et al. 2005:325 [ref. 28520], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:11 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Loubens & Panfili 2000:13 [ref. 24465], Le Bail et al. 2000:106 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25928], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez 2006:118 [ref. 28917], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:172, 192 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento 2016:540 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:313 [ref. 38135], Grant 2021:123 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840). Pimelodidae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.