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Species in the genus Trachelyopterus: [ 27 ] records

albicrux, Trachycorystes Berg [C.] 1901:303 [Comunicaciones del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires v. 1 (no. 9); ref. 14743] Río de la Plata, near the mouth of Río Santiago, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Holotype (unique): MACN 5161. Type catalog: Braga & Piacentino 1994:98 [ref. 23697], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus albicrux (Berg 1901) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg 1901) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:18 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:30 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:33 [ref. 35565], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Loureiro et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg 1901). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: La Plata River basin (Argentina and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

amblops, Felichthys Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1913:77 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8); ref. 12295] Río Tuyra, Marriganti, Panama. Holotype: FMNH 7576. Paratypes: FMNH 26367-69 (1, 1, 1); USNM 78299 (4). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:36 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:11 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus amblops (Meek & Hildebrand 1913) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus amblops (Meek & Hildebrand 1913) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus amblops (Meek & Hildebrand 1913). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Tuira River basin, Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

analis, Trachycorystes Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:156 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 1249] Lago Arari, Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7354. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus analis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

badeli, Trachycorystes insignis Dahl [G.] 1955:13, Fig. [Revista Linneana v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 19186] Cereté [Sinu River], Colombia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown, possibly ICNMHN. Paratypes: (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

brevibarbis, Auchenipterus Cope [E. D.] 1878:676 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Peruvian Amazon. Holotype (unique): ANSP 21519. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:24 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachycorystes brevibarbis (Cope 1878) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708] as brevibarbus). •Valid as Parauchenipterus brevibarbis (Cope 1878) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860] as brevibarbus). •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin, Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

ceratophysus, Auchenipterus Kner [R.] 1858:427 [57], Pl. 7 (fig. 23) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] Mato Grosso, Rio Guaporé, Rio Branco, and Rio Negro, Brazil. Syntypes: NMW 47390-93 (1, 1, 1, 1), 50585 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. On p. 57 of separate. •Valid as Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (Kner 1858) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Sarmiento et al. 2014:146, 190 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:30 [ref. 35117], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (Kner 1858). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Paraná, Guaporé, Branco and Negro River basins: Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

coriaceus, Trachelyopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:220, Pl. 438 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): MNHN B-0242. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:16 [ref. 19575], Royero & Hureau 1996:374 [ref. 22752], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:114 [ref. 24147], Le Bail et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:97 [ref. 25928], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Akama & Ferraris 2011:59 [ref. 31467], Birindelli 2014:535 [ref. 33501], Sarmiento et al. 2014:146, 190 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:134 [ref. 34701], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Dickens 2019:171 [ref. 37135] as cf. coriaceus). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of the Guianas and Brazil and Amazon River basin (Brazil, Bolivia and French Guiana). Habitat: freshwater.

cratensis, Trachycorystes Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1937:55 [O Campo Rio de Janeiro No. 1; ref. 5025] Rio Granjeiro, Crato, Ceará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 947. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:407 [ref. 12732], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachycorystes cratensis Miranda Ribeiro 1937 -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus cratensis (Miranda Ribeiro 1937) --- (Britski & Akama 2011:274 [ref. 31386], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus cratensis (Miranda Ribeiro 1937). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Granjeiro River basin in Ceará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

fisheri, Trachycorystes Eigenmann [C. H.] 1916:82 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1-2) (art. 6); ref. 1233] Río Sucio, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 57695 [ex CM 6667a]. Paratypes: CAS 52136 [ex IU 13496] (1), 57937 [ex IU 13495] (5), 57938 [ex IU 13497] (6); FMNH 57696-98 (9, 1, 6); USNM 76929 (6). Type catalog: Henn 1928:74 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:84 [ref. 12367], Ferraris & Vari 1992:11 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus fisheri (Eigenmann 1916) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus fisheri (Eigenmann 1916) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus fisheri (Eigenmann 1916). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Sucio River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

galeatus, Silurus Linnaeus [C.] (ex Seba) 1766:503 [Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1); ref. 2786] South America [possibly Suriname River]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. Based on the 'Mystus cirris 6' of Seba 1759:85, pl. 19, fig. 7 [ref. 18716]. •Valid as Trachycorystes galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:34 [ref. 37559]). •Valid as Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mees 1986:313 [ref. 5693], Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:58 [ref. 23791], Fuller et al. 1999:215 [ref. 25838], Royero 1999:273 [ref. 41762], Le Bail et al. 2000:64 [ref. 24549], Lasso et al. 2001:97 [ref. 25928]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1992:170 [ref. 22128], Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Sverlij et al. 1998:47 [ref. 27632], Britski et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24147], Meisner et al. 2000:136 [ref. 25212], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366] as cf. galeatus, Casciotta et al. 2003:136 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Akama & Ferraris 2011:59 [ref. 31467], Phillip et al. 2013:17 [ref. 32896], Barriga Salazar 2014:116 [ref. 35745], Birindelli 2014:535 [ref. 33501], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Sarmiento et al. 2014:146, 190 [ref. 35004], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Costa et al. 2017:44 [ref. 35684], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:81 [ref. 35773], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Koerber et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37480], dos Reis et al. 2020:464 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Silvano et al. 2020:218 [ref. 38135], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Koerber et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38894], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:36 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:55 [ref. 39235], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40760], Koerber et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40355], Taphorn et al. 2022:44 [ref. 41297], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Vieira et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:42 [ref. 41258], Valdiviezo-Rivera et al. 2026:13 [ref. 42854] as Trachelopterus galeatus). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: ?Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

glaber, Auchenipterus Steindachner [F.] 1877:655 [97] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Demerara River, Guyana. Holotype (unique): NMW (not found yet). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mees 1974:40 [ref. 2969]). Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

immaculatus, Auchenipterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:218 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Suriname. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3008. Type information: Boeseman 1972:302 [ref. 19698]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. For locality information see Boeseman 1972:302 [ref. 19698]. •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.

insignis, Auchenipterus Steindachner [F.] 1878:89 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 15 (no. 12) (for 9 May 1878); ref. 20476] Río Magdalena, Colombia. Syntypes: (several) NMW. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:35 [p. 19 of separate], Pl. 3 (figs. 2-2a) [ref. 4227]. auchinipterus insignis given precedence ofer A. magdalenae by first reviser of Miles 1947:73. •Valid as Parauchenipterus insignis (Steindachner 1878) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trachycorystes insignis (Steindachner 1878) -- (Galvis et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23651]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner 1878) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner 1878). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Lower Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

isacanthus, Auchenipterus Cope [E. D.] 1878:677 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Peruvian Amazon. Syntypes: ANSP 21444-45 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:25 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Trachycorystes isacanthus (Cope 1878) -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:14 [ref. 9708]). •Valid as Parauchenipterus isacanthus (Cope 1878) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain as Trachelyopterus isacanthus (Cope 1878). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Peruvian Amazon. Habitat: freshwater.

jokeannae, Trachycorystes Hoedeman [J. J.] 1961:138 [Bulletin of Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 23); ref. 11969] Rorota creek, Cayenne Island, French Guiana. Holotype (unique): ZMA 102371. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:63 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Mees 1974:40 [ref. 2969]). Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lacustris, Auchenipterus Lütken [C. F.] (ex Reinhardt) 1874:30 [2] [Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 1); ref. 2855] Lagoa Santa and Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-9572 (1); ?NMW 47402 (1); SMNS 2051 (1); ZMB 9179 (1); ZMUC P 29665-68 (4). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:51 [ref. 9588], Fricke 1995:4 [ref. 28100], Royero & Hureau 1996:375 [ref. 22752], Fricke 2005:14 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. On p. 2 of separate. Also described in Lütken 1875:147 (and p. III of summary) [ref. 19674]. Authorship sometimes seen as Reinhardt in Lütken. •Synonym of Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Britski 2001:20 [ref. 26046]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus lacustris (Lütken 1874) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus lacustris (Lütken 1874). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Das Velhas River and Lagoa Santa basins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

leopardinus, Trachycorystes Borodin [N. A.] 1927:3, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 266; ref. 12246] Rio São Francisco, Pirapora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8637. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus leopardinus (Borodin 1927) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus leopardinus (Borodin 1927) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus leopardinus (Borodin 1927). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: São Francisco River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

lucenai, Trachelyopterus Bertoletti [J. J.], da Silva [J. F. P.] & Pereira [E. H. L.] 1995:71, Figs. 2-3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (no. 3/4); ref. 21959] Rio Jacuí at saco do Quilombo, about 29°58'S, 51°15'W, ilha das Flores, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 17174. Paratypes: MCP 12796 (4), 13931-33 (1, 2, 3), 14245 (1), 14402 (1), 14516 (2), 15424 (1), 15432 (10), 16078 (6), 16235 (1), 17595-96 (1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trachelyopterus lucenai Bertoletti, da Silva & Pereira 1995 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], Meisner et al. 2000:133 [ref. 25212], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Mirande & Koerber 2015:30 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Koerber & Litz 2016:4 [ref. 35098], Nión et al. 2016:33 [ref. 35565] with authors as Bertoletti, Pezzi, Da Silva & Pereira, Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Koerber et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37480], Loureiro et al. 2020:14 [ref. 37909], Koerber et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38894], Bertaco & Azevedo 2023:4 [ref. 39997], Bertaco et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40740], Giora & Wingert 2023:156 [ref. 41026], Koerber et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus lucenai Bertoletti, da Silva & Pereira 1995. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: Jacuí River drainage (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay). Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

maculosus, Auchenipterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:216 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Cayenne, French Guiana; Suriname. Syntypes: MNHN A-8856 [ex RMNH] (1), 3048 (1); ?RMNH D3007 (1, stuffed). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:17 [ref. 19575], Royero & Hureau 1996:374 [ref. 22752], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. For information on type and locality see Boeseman 1972:301 [ref. 19698]. •Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculosus, Trachelyopterus coriaceus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:157 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 1249] Rio Xingu at Porto de Moz, Amazon delta, Pará, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7337. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. Secondary homonym of Trachelyopterus maculosus (Valenciennes 1840). •Valid as Trachelyopterus maculosus Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888 -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

magdalenae, Auchenipterus Steindachner [F.] 1878:89 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 15 (no. 12) (for 9 May 1878); ref. 20476] Río Magdalena, Colombia. Syntypes: (several) NMW 47409-12 (1, 1, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1879:36 [p. 20 of separate], Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [ref. 4227]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus magdalenae (Steindachner 1878) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Trachycorystes insignis (Steindachner 1878) -- (Galvis et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23651]). •Synonym of Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner 1878) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner 1878). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

paseae, Parauchenipterus Regan [C. T.] 1906:387, Pl. 23 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906 (pt 2) (art. 1) (for 10 Apr. 1906); ref. 15700] Caroni River, Trinidad Island, West Indies. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.6.23.48. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Royero 1999:273 [ref. 41762]). •Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Koerber & Litz 2016:3 [ref. 35098], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus 1766). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

peloichthys, Trachycorystes insignis Schultz [L. P.] 1944:236, Pl. 4 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172); ref. 3959] Río Agua Caliente, 2-3 kilometers above Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121281. Paratypes: MCZ 37212 [ex USNM 121282] (1), USNM 121282 (4, now 3). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:11 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Trachycorystes insignis (Steindachner 1878), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Galvis et al. 1997:58 [ref. 23651]). •Synonym of Parauchenipterus insignis (Steindachner 1878), but a valid subspecies as described -- (González Bencomo et al. 1997:158 [ref. 24960]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus peloichthys (Schultz 1944) -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus peloichthys (Schultz 1944). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Maracaibo River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

porosus, Trachycorystes Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:154 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 1249] Brazil. Syntypes: MCZ 7351 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:81 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in family Auchenipteridae -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:81 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Trachycorystes pororsus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888) -- (Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus porosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888) -- (Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:37 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus porosus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Habitat: freshwater.

robustus, Auchenipterus Günther [A.] 1864:197 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Demerara, Guyana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 2005.9.12.3. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Trachelyopterus -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:479 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.

striatulus, Auchenipterus (Pseudauchenipterus) Steindachner [F.] 1877:656 [98], Pl. 5 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Rio Parahyba at Campos [21°45'S, 41°18'W], Rio Doce at Linhares, and Rio Mucury, southeastern Brazil. Syntypes: (several) MCZ 25506 (1); NMW 10852 (1), 47445-47 (5, 2, 1); SMNS 1955 (1); ZSM 6064 [ex NMW 47445] (1). Type catalog: Fricke 2005:14 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Neumann 2011:239 [ref. 31652] On p. 98 of separate. Misspelled Trachycorystes striatus by Bertoni 1914:8 [ref. 16813]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus striatulus (Steindachner 1877) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:58 [ref. 23791], Butí & Cancino 1999:71 [ref. 25277]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus striatulus (Steindachner 1877) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1992:170 [ref. 22128], Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Britski et al. 1999:115 [ref. 24147], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Akama & Ferraris 2011:59 [ref. 31467], Di Dario et al. 2013:262 [ref. 37503], Catelani et al. 2014:931 [ref. 37496], Litz & Koerber 2014:18 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:146, 190 [ref. 35004], Nión et al. 2016:33 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35267], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Silva et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37809], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2024:559 [ref. 42662], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:43 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus striatulus (Steindachner 1877). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil to Paraná River basin (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

teaguei, Trachycorystes Devincenzi [G. J.] in Devincenzi & Teague 1942:37, Pl. 7 (figs. 1-2) [Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo (Serie 2) v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 12268] Río Queguay of Río Uruguay, Paysandú, Uruguay. Holotype: MHNM CI 350. Paratypes: BMNH 1946.4.19.1 (1) (as syntype), MHNM CI 350 (1, female). Type catalog: Olazarri et al. 1970:4 [ref. 23527], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Loureiro et al. 2016:412 [ref. 35150]. •Valid as Parauchenipterus teaguei (Devincenzi 1942) -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:58 [ref. 23791]). •Valid as Trachelyopterus teaguei (Devincenzi 1942) -- (Bertoletti et al. 1992:170 [ref. 22128], Bertoletti et al. 1995:71 [ref. 21959], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:56 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:80 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:18 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:30 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:33 [ref. 35565], Calegari et al. 2019:[90] [ref. 36961], Loureiro et al. 2023:122 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus teaguei (Devincenzi 1942). Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae. Distribution: South America: Uruguay River basin (Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.