sexcirrhis, Aspredo Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:441 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Suriname. Syntypes: MNHN A-9313 (1), B-0029 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:77 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:61 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Aspredo cotylephorus (Bloch 1794) -- (Mees 1987:186 [ref. 11510]). •Synonym of Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch 1794 -- (Friel in Reis et al. 2003:264 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:61 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Platystacus cotylephorus Bloch 1794. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.