Cathorops spixii

Alexandre P. Marceniuk & Naércio A. Menezes, 2007, Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera., Zootaxa 1416, pp. 1-126 : 45

Cathorops spixii (Agassiz, 1829)

Pimelodus spixii Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829: 19. Type locality: Equatorial Brazil . No types known.

Pimelodus albidus Spix & Agassiz, 1829: 19, pl. 7 (fig. 1). Type locality: not stated. No types know.

Distribution: Northeastern South America.

Countries: Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 300 mm TL.

Material examined: MZUSP 49345 (5 al) (1 e), Brazil, Pará, baia de Marajo ; MZUSP 49363 (16 al) (2 e), Brazil, Sergipe, rio Sergipe ; MZUSP 49353 (31 al) (2 e), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Pontal de Atafona ; MZUSP 24487 (10 al), Brazil, Macaé, Portinha ; MZUSP 23127 (232 al) (3 e), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, baia da Ilha Grande ; MZUSP 49362 (38 al) (2 e), Brazil, São Paulo, Santos ; MZUSP 37240 (6 al) (2 e), Brazil, São Paulo, Cananéia ; MZUSP 51706 (1e), Brazil, Paraná, praia de Pontal do Sul .