affinis, Centropomus Steindachner [F.] 1864:37 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe v. 1 (no. 5); ref. 21705] Demerara, Guyana; Rio de Janeiro and Cajutuba, Brazil. ,. Syntypes: (several) NMW 39686 (1) Brazil. Species first described in above abstract, later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1864:200 [p. 1 of separate] Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [ref. 13937]. •Synonym of Centropomus ensiferus Poey 1860 -- (Rivas 1986:607 [ref. 5210], Carvalho-Filho et al. 2019:88 [ref. 36975], Figueiredo-Filho et al. 2021:323 [ref. 38206]). Current status: Synonym of Centropomus ensiferus Poey 1860. Centropomidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.