affinis, Doras Kner [R.] 1855:121 [32], Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 17; ref. 2629] Rio Branco, Rio Guaporé. Syntypes: NMW 46822-23 (2, 2), 46826 (3); ?RMNH 2973 (1). Type information: Van der Stigchel 1947:85 [ref. 13094]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:168 [ref. 29155]. On p. 32 of separate. •Synonym of Amblydoras hancockii (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:223 [ref. 12860] as hancocki). •Valid as Amblydoras affinis (Kner 1855) -- (Sabaj & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:459 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:168 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:115 [ref. 35745], Birindelli 2014:xx [ref. 33501] in Astrodoradinae, Sarmiento et al. 2014:190 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:87 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:77 [ref. 35773], Silvano et al. 2020:228 [ref. 38135], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39298], Taphorn et al. 2022:46 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Amblydoras affinis (Kner 1855). Doradidae: Doradinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco river basins (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.