americanus, Pristigaster Guérin-Méneville [F. E.] 1829-38:33, Pl. 57 (fig. 3) [Iconographie du Règne animal de G. Cuvier IV, Poissons; ref. 18162] Atlantic coasts of South America. No types known. Original genus misspelled Pritigaster, correctly spelled Pristigaster on Pl. 57 (fig. 3). •Synonym of Pristigaster cayana Cuvier 1829 -- (Whitehead 1985:301 [ref. 5141], 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.