putaol, Gymnotus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:145, 176 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 2; ref. 2709] Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris et al. 2017:[17] [ref. 35236]. •Synonym of Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus 1758 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:55 [ref. 21320], Albert 2001:124 [ref. 25614], Albert & Crampton 2003:7 [ref. 27077], Campos-da-Paz in Reis et al. 2003:484 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[17] [ref. 35236], Craig et al. 2017:419 [ref. 35568]). Current status: Synonym of Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus 1758. Gymnotidae: Gymnotinae. Habitat: freshwater.