phaeton, Pristigaster Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1847:338 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20; ref. 1012] Mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3700. Type catalog: Bertin 1940:294 [ref. 293], Whitehead & Bauchot 1986:24-25 [ref. 9739]. •Synonym of Pristigaster cayana Cuvier 1829 -- (Menezes & de Pinna 2000:243 [ref. 24411], de Pinna & Di Dario in Reis et al. 2003:44 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pristigaster cayana Cuvier 1829. Pristigasteridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.