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Species in the genus Pseudoplatystoma: [ 21 ] 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: Sorubiminae. 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: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

caparary, Sorubim Spix [J. B. von] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:Pl. 13 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Name is available from the plate legend. Misspelled carapary by Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:11 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:19 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:32 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35267], Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

corruscans, Platystoma Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:26, Pl. 13 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Rio São Francisco, Tres Marias e Pirapora, 18°13'S, 45°15'W, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Neotype: MCP 14071. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. As Sorubim caparary on plate. Misspelled coruscans by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:17 [ref. 1008]; not an original description contra Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061]. Neotype designated by Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:15 [ref. 29327]. Original type locality (Rio São Francisco, at Januária, 15°29’37”S, 44°21’25”W, Minas Gerais, Brazil) see Koerber 2021:88 [ref. 38172]. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) [often as coruscans, authorship varies] -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:60 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:60 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:108 [ref. 24147], Butí & Cancino 1999:72 [ref. 25277], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131] as coruscans, Swarça et al. 2005:325 [ref. 28520] as corruscans, Buitrago-Suárez 2006:118 [ref. 28917], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:14 [ref. 29327], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155] as corruscans, Litz & Koerber 2014:19 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:172, 192 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:32 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:420 [ref. 34561] as corruscans, Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:470 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37809], Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702], Grant 2022:30 [ref. 38950], Loureiro et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40506], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:126 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). 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], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Koerber et al. 2023:7 [ref. 40665], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:128 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus 1766). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Bolivia, Brfazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater.

forschammeri, Platystoma Lütken [C. F.] (ex Reinhardt) 1875:154 [34] [Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter. Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling (Ser. 5) v. 12 (no. 2); ref. 19674] On p. 34 of separate. Not available, name in the synonymy of Platystoma orbignianum Valenciennes 1836. •Species inquirenda in genus Pseudoplatystoma -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Uncertain. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.

garciamarquezi, Pseudoplatystoma Royero [R.], Buitrago-Suárez [U. A.], Mojica [I.], Valderrama [M.] & Galvis [G.] 2008:no page number [ ref. 29974] Appeared in a manuscript posted on the internet. Not an available publication, apparently withdrawn. Perhaps the same as Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. •In the synonymy of Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.

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: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Silurus Larrañaga [D. A.] 1923:386 [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Uruguay. No types known. Corresponds to Silurus mangrullo on p. 377 as name only. Also appeared in Devincenzi 1925:310, 322, 310 [ref. 20322]; Devincenzi treated as a synonym of Pseudoplatystoma coruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:15 [ref. 29327], Litz & Koerber 2014:19 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:32 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35267], Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] with question). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

magdaleniatum, Pseudoplatystoma Buitrago-Suárez [U. A.] & Burr [B. M.] 2007:27, Figs. 25, 26A [Zootaxa No. 1512; ref. 29327] Soplaviento, town on the dique de Cartagena road to Calamar, Magdalena River, dept. Bolivar, Colombia. Holotype: CAS 19165. Paratypes: FMNH 56278 (1), 59234 (1). Plus additional material examined. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007 -- (DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: Magdalena River drainage, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

metaense, Pseudoplatystoma Buitrago-Suárez [U. A.] & Burr [B. M.] 2007:25, Fig. 23 [Zootaxa No. 1512; ref. 29327] Metica River, about 1.5 kilometers east of Rajote, 3°56'N, 73°03'W, Meta River, Dept. of Meta, Colombia. Holotype: ANSP 146858. Paratypes: ANSP 128135 (1), 149541 (2). Plus additional material examined. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma metaense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007 -- (DoNascimiento 2016:534 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:80 [ref. 35773], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:457 [ref. 40760], Lasso et al. in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:254 [ref. 40783]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma metaense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Colombia and Venezuela). 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: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

orbignianus, Platystoma Valenciennes [A.] 1835:Pl. 4 (fig. 3) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0160. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:59 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. Name available from plate, description in Valenciennes 1847:6 [ref. 5010], as Platystoma orbignyanum. Pl. 4 was published in 1835. Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] advocates a mandatory correction to orbignianum when in Platystoma. See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:12 [ref. 1008]. •Species inquirenda in genus Pseudoplatystoma -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma orbignianum (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Grant 2022:30 [ref. 38950] with question). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Britski 2001:20 [ref. 26046], Koerber et al. 2017:49 [ref. 35267] with question, Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] with question as orbignianum). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

orinocoense, Pseudoplatystoma Buitrago-Suárez [U. A.] & Burr [B. M.] 2007:18, Figs. 19-20 [Zootaxa No. 1512; ref. 29327] Near mouth of El Caujavito River, tributary of Orinoco River, southeast of Cajarote, 7°41'N, 66°21'W, State of Guarico, Venezuela. Holotype: INHS 35880. Paratypes: AMNH 96662 (1), 96663 (1): ANSP 166790 (1); USNM 233830 (2). Plus additional material examined. •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007 -- (DoNascimiento 2016:534 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:80 [ref. 35773], Grant 2021:120 [ref. 38702], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:457 [ref. 40760], Lasso in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:256 [ref. 40783]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Venezuela and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

panthale, Platystoma Valenciennes [A.] 1847:6 [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale v. 5 (art. 2); ref. 5010] No locality. Holotype: MNHN A-8833. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. New name proposed for Platystoma pardale Valenciennes 1836, without explanation. •Species inquirenda in genus Pseudoplatystoma -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] as pardale, Grant 2022:28, 30 [ref. 38950] as pardale). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

pardalis, Platystoma Valenciennes [A.] 1835:Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Buenos Aires, Argentina. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8833. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:59 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. Name available from plate, description in Valenciennes 1847:6 [ref. 5010], as Platystoma panthale. Also in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:15 [ref. 1008] as Platystoma pardale. Pl. 4 was published in 1835. Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] advocates a mandatory correction to pardale when in Platystoma. •Species inquirenda in genus Pseudoplatystoma -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Grant 2021:116 [ref. 38702] as pardale, Grant 2022:30 [ref. 38950] as pardale). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz 1829). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatum, Platystoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:20 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Name only, not available. •In the synonymy of of Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061] as an available name). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.

punctifer, Platystoma Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:40, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-1582. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:59 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in genus Pseudoplatystoma -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855) -- (Buitrago-Suárez 2006:120 [ref. 28917], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:311 [ref. 38135], Grant 2021:122 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:48 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573], Valdiviezo-Rivera et al. 2026:14 [ref. 42854]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau 1855). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, and coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. 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], dos Reis et al. 2020:470 [ref. 38364], Loureiro et al. 2023:139 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. 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], Chuctaya et al. 2022:48 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:131 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

truncatum, Platystoma Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:27, Pl. 13a [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Japurá and Solimões rivers, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma [no species given] -- (Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400]). •Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 [ref. 27061], Buitrago-Suárez & Burr 2007:1 [ref. 29327] with author as Spix & Agassiz, Ferraris 2007:341 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:123 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.