AUCHENIPTERIDAE Bleeker, 1862

Published, First, 2007, Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types, Zootaxa 1418, pp. 1-628 : 68-73

AUCHENIPTERIDAE Bleeker, 1862

Euanemini Bleeker, 1858b: 49, 189. Type genus: Euanemus Müller & Troschel, 1842 .

Trachelyopterini Bleeker, 1858b: 49, 250, 257. Type genus: Trachelyopterus Valenciennes, 1840 .

Ageneiosi Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 14. Type genus: Ageneiosus La Cepède, 1803 .

Astrophysi [= Asterophysi] Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 7. Type genus: Asterophysus Kner, 1857 .

Auchenipterini Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 14. Type genus: Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 .

Centromochli Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 7. Type genus: Centromochlus Kner, 1857 .

Pseudauchenipterini Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 6. Type genus: Pseudauchenipterus Bleeker, 1862 .

Taxonomic summary: Britski (1972), Soares-Porto (1998, Centromochlinae ), Ferraris (2003d).

Reviews: Mees (1974, Guianas).

Phylogeny: Ferraris (1988b), Curran (1989), Soares-Porto (1998, Centromochlinae ), Royero (1999), Diogo et al. (2003c).

20 genera, 94 species; no named fossil taxa.

AGENEIOSUS La Cepède, 1803

Ageneiosus La Cepède, 1803: 132 . Type species: Ageneiosus armatus La Cepède, 1803 . Type by subsequent designation by Eigenmann & Eigenmann (1890: 299). Gender: Masculine. Earlier type designation by Bleeker (1862–63: 14) of “ Ageneiosus militaris Blkr (nec Val.) = Silurus militaris Bl. ” not based on one of the originally included species and therefore not valid.

Ceratorhynchus Spix & Agassiz, 1829: 10 . Type species: Silurus militaris [=? Silurus militaris of Bloch, nec Linnaeus]. Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Agenius Agassiz, 1846: 11 . Type species: Ageneiosus armatus La Cepède, 1803 . Gender: Masculine. Unjustified emendation of Ageneiosus , therefore taking the same type species.

Davalla Bleeker, 1858b: 58 , 64. Type species: Davalla schomburgkii Bleeker, 1858 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Feminine.

Pseudageneiosus Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 14. Type species: Ageneiosus brevifilis Valenciennes, 1840 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Tympanopleura Eigenmann, 1912b: 203 . Type species: Tympanopleura piperata Eigenmann, 1912 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

Remarks: Genus revised, with key to species, in Walsh (1990).

Ageneiosus atronasus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Ageneiosus atronasus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888b: 149 . Type locality: Exact locality unknown. Holotype: MCZ 27270.

Ageneiosus melanopogon Miranda Ribeiro , 1917: 51. Type locality: Fluvio Solimões [ Brazil]. Holotype: Whereabouts unknown.

Tympanopleura nigricollis Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 139 , pl. 5 (figs. 2–3), 6 (fig. 3). Type locality: Iquitos [ Peru]. Holotype: CAS 57940.

Distribution: Middle and upper Amazon River basin (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus brevis Steindachner, 1881

Ageneiosus brevis Steindachner, 1881d: 16 . Type locality: Amazonenstrom bei Coary und aus dem Hyavary [ Brazil]. Syntypes (4): NMW 47801 (2).

Ageneiosus rondoni Miranda Ribeiro , 1914: 12, pl. 1 (fig. 3). Type locality: Rio Negro (Manáos) [ Brazil]. Lectotype: MNRJ 962 A, designated by Miranda Ribeiro (1953: 394).

Ageneiosus madeirensis Fisher, 1917: 426 , pl. 42. Type locality: San Joaquín , Bolivia. Holotype: FMNH 58143 .

Tympanopleura alta Eigenmann & Myers , in Myers , 1928: 85. Type locality: Iquitos, Rio Marañon, Peru. Holotype: CAS 58258.

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766)

Silurus inermis Linnaeus, 1766: 503 . Type locality: Surínami. Type (s): Whereabouts unknown.

Ageneiosus armatus La Cepède, 1803: 132 , 133. Type locality: les eaux de Surinam, et peut-etre dans celles des grandes Indes. Types: On Bloch (1794: 19, pl. 362); Silurus militaris Linné ; and others.

Ageneiosus brevifilis Valenciennes , in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 242 (180 in Strasbourg deluxe edition). Type locality: Cayenne [but interpreted as having come from Suriname by Boeseman (1972: 303)]. Holotype: RMNH 2975 (larger of 2).

Hypothalmus dawalla Jardine , in Schomburgk, 1841: 191, pl. 9. Type locality: Junction of Rupununi and Essequibo [ Guyana], and Fort St. Joaquim, in the Rio Bronco. No types known. Name spelled Hypothalmus davalla on plate; H. dawalla in text; first reviser not found.

Davalla Schomburgkii Bleeker, 1858b: 64 . Type locality: Junction of Rupununi and Essequibo [ Guyana], and Fort St. Joaquim, in the Rio Bronco. No types known. Unneeded replacement for Hypothalmus dawalla Jardine, 1841 .

Ageniosus axillaris Günther, 1864: 431 . Type locality: Surinam. Holotype: BMNH 1864.6 .2.2.

Ageneiosus sebae Günther, 1864: 192 . Type locality: Suriname. Syntypes: On specimen(s) described as Ageneiosus inermis in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1840b: 240 (178 in Strasbourg deluxe edition), pl. 440) and specimen illustrated in Seba (1734–65: pl. 29, fig. 8).

? Ageneiosus (Pseudageneiosus) therezinae Steindachner, 1909b: 341 . Type locality: Rio Parnahyba und Rio Puty bei Therezina [ Brazil]. Syntypes: NMW 47840–41 (2 of “several”).

Ageneiosus ogilviei Fowler, 1914: 266 , fig. 15. Type locality: Rupununi River , British Guiana... in the highlands of British Guiana, approximately secured in North Latitude 2º to 3º, and West Longitude 50º20'. Holotype: ANSP 39343 .

Ageneiosus gabardinii Risso & Risso, 1964b: 12 , pl. 3 (fig. 1). Type locality: Río Paraná , a la altura de la Ciudad de Corrientes [ Argentina]. Holotype: Mus. Cienc. Nat. del Chaco 3, VI-63-2.

Distribution: Widely distributed in South America, east of the Andes (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus magoi Castillo & Brull, 1989

Ageneiosus magoi Castillo & Brull, 1989: 73 , fig. 1–2. Type locality: Los esteros de Camaguán, km 270, Estado Guárico [ Venezuela]. Holotype: MBUCV V-15666.

Distribution: Orinoco basin of Venezuela (Ferraris, 2003d).

Ageneiosus marmoratus Eigenmann, 1912

Ageneiosus marmoratus Eigenmann, 1912b: 206 , pl. 22 (fig. 1). Type locality: Creek below Potaro Landing, British Guiana. Holotype: FMNH 53245 .

? Ageneiosus barranquerensis Risso & Risso, 1964b: 11 , pl. 2. Type locality: frente a la desembocadura del Río Negro, Riacho Barranqueras [ Argentina]. Holotype: Mus. Cien. Nat. del Chaco 11, III-63.

Distribution: Widely distributed in South America east of the Andes mountains (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus militaris Valenciennes, 1836

Ageniosus militaris Valenciennes, 1836 , in Valenciennes, 1835–47: pl. 4 (fig. 1). Type locality: [not stated]. Holotype: possibly MNHN b-0690 (1), MNHN b-0691 (1), or MNHN b-3167 (1). Name available from plate (illustrated specimen is holotype, if identifiable); later described in Cuvier & Valenciennes (1840b: 233; 173 in Strasbourg deluxe edition), with type locality as: La Plata.

Ageneiosus valenciennesi Bleeker, 1864a: 82 . Type locality: La Plata. Holotype: Possibly MNHN b-0690, MNHN b-0691, or MNHN b-3167. New name for Ageneiosus militaris Valenciennes.

Silurus 38-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923: 386. Type locality: Uruguay. No types known .

Silurus imberbis Larrañaga, 1923: 376 . Type locality: Uruguay. No types known. Either based on, or preoccupied by, Silurus imberbis Gmelin, 1789 .

Ageneiosus uruguayensis Devincenzi, 1933: 3 , pl. 1. Type locality: Río Uruguay frente a Paysandú [ Uruguay]. Holotype: MHNM CI 317 .

Ageneiosus marquesi Risso & Risso, 1964b: 20 , pl. 6 (fig. 1). Type locality: Río Paraná , frente al tanque de obras Sanitarias de la ciudad de Corrientes, Argentina. Holotype: Mus. Cienc. Nat. del Chaco 12-V-64-1.

Distribution: La Plata River basin (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus pardalis Lütken, 1874

Ageneiosus pardalis Lütken, 1874b: 190 . Type locality: Caraccas [apparently in error, S. Walsh (1990, and pers. comm.)]. Holotype: ZMUC P 29664.

Ageneiosus caucanus Steindachner, 1880b: 61 , pl. 6 (figs. 1, 1a). Type locality: [ Río ] Cauca [ Colombia]. Syntypes: NMW 47811 (2).

Ageneiosus virgo Posada, 1909: 295 . Type locality: [ Río ] Magdalena [ Colombia] . Type (s): Whereabouts unknown .

Ageneiosus freiei Schultz, 1944c: 240 , pl. 4 (fig. b). Type locality: Río Agua Caliente , 2 to 3 km above Lago Maracaibo [ Venezuela]. Holotype: USNM 121260 .

Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin and Magdalena, Cauca, San Juan, and Tuira River basins (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus piperatus (Eigenmann, 1912)

Tympanopleura piperata Eigenmann, 1912b: 203 , pl. 20 (fig. 3). Type locality: Crab Falls [ Essequibo River], British Guiana. Holotype: FMNH 53243 .

Distribution: Essequibo and upper Negro rivers near confluence of Branco River (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus polystictus Steindachner, 1915

Ageneisus polystictus Steindachner, 1915b: 217 . Type locality: [not stated]. Holotype: NMW 47839. Illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner (1915e: 84, pl. 7, figs. 1–3), as Agenciosus polystictus , with origin of specimen reported as “Mündung des Rio Negro.”

Distribution: Negro River and lower Branco River, Brazil (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855

Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855: 49 , pl. 17 (fig. 2). Type locality: un lac, près de l’Ucayale, et qui communiquait avec cette rivière [ Peru]. Holotype: MNHN b-0611.

? Ageneiosus dentatus Kner, 1857: 441 . Type locality: Surinam. Syntypes: NMW 47823 (6).

? Ageniosus porphyreus Cope, 1867: 404 . Type locality: Surinam. Lectotype: ANSP 8389 , designated by Fowler (1915a: 224).

? Ageneiosus parnaguensis Steindachner, 1910c: 399 , figured on p. 400. Type locality: see von Lake Parnaguá in brasílienischen Staate Piauhy [ Brazil]. Syntypes: NMW 47832 (1), NMW 47837 (1) , NMW 47838 (2).

? Ageneiosus guianensis Eigenmann, 1912b: 204 , pl. 21 (fig. 2). Type locality: Wismar , British Guiana. Holotype: FMNH 53247 .

Distribution: Amazon and Orinoco River basins; Guianas, and upper Paraná River basin (Walsh, 1990).

Ageneiosus vittatus Steindachner, 1908

Ageneiosus vittatus Steindachner, 1908b: 64 . Type locality: Rio Purus [ Brazil]. Holotype: NMW 47853.

Distribution: Middle Orinoco and upper Amazon River basins (Walsh, 1990).

ASTEROPHYSUS Kner, 1857 Asterophysus Kner, 1857: 402 . Type species: Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1857 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine. Astrophysus Bleeker, 1858b: 356 , 358. Type species: Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1857 . Type by being a replacement name. Gender: Masculine. Unjustified emendation of Asterophysus Kner, 1857 .

Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1857 Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1857: 403 , pl. 5 (fig. 13). Type locality: Marabitanos [ Brazil]. Syntypes: NMW 47515–16 (2). Distribution : Orinoco and Negro River basins, Brazil and Venezuela (Ferraris, 2003d).

AUCHENIPTERICHTHYS Bleeker, 1862

Auchenipterichthys Bleeker, 1862 (in Bleeker, 1862–63): 7. Type species: Auchenipterus thoracatus Kner, 1857 . Type by original designation. Gender: Masculine.

Revision: Ferraris et al. (2005).

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942)

Trachycorystes coracoideus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942: 120 . Type locality: Iquitos [ Peru]. Syntypes: CAS 63746 (3).

Distribution: Amazon River basin and Araguaia River of the Tocantins basin (Ferraris et al., 2005).

Auchenipterichthys longimanus (Günther, 1864)

Auchenipterus longimanus Günther, 1864: 195 . Type locality: River Capin , Para [ Brazil]. Syntypes: BMNH 1849.11 .8.11 (3).

Distribution: Lower and middle Amazon, Tocantins, and Orinoco river basins (Ferraris et al., 2005).

Remarks: Syntype register number misreported in Eschmeyer et al. (1998) as BMNH 1849.121.8.? BMNH 1849.11.8.? and Ferraris (2003d) as BMNH 1849.121.8.

Auchenipterichthys punctatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Auchenipterus punctatus Valenciennes , in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 219 (163 in Strasbourg deluxe edition). Type locality: Probablement du Brésil. Holotype: MNHN b-0216; illustrated in Royero & Hureau (1996: fig. 3).

Auchenipterichthys dantei Soares-Porto, 1994: 282 , fig. 3. Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas , Paricatuba, Rio Negro (3º07'S, 60º26'W). Holotype: MZUSP 43332 .

Distribution: Upper Orinoco River and Upper Amazon River basins, including the Negro River (Ferraris et al., 2005).

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus (Kner, 1857)

Auchenipterus thoracatus Kner, 1857: 425 , pl. 7 (fig. 22). Type locality: Rio Guaporé. Syntypes: NMW 47454 (2).

Auchenipterus thoracicus Günther, 1864: 194 . Type locality: Rio Guaporé. Syntypes: NMW 47454 (2). Unjustified emendation of Auchenipterus thoracatus Kner, 1857 .

Distribution: Upper Madeira River basin (Ferraris et al., 2005).

Remarks: Syntype register number incorrectly reported as NMW 47452 in Eschmeyer et al. (1998) and Ferraris (2003d).

AUCHENIPTERUS Valenciennes, 1840

Auchenipterus Valenciennes , in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 207 (154 in Strasbourg deluxe edition). Type species: Hypophthalmus nuchalis Spix & Agassiz, 1829 . Type by subsequent designation by Bleeker (1862–63: 15). Gender: Masculine.

Euanemus Müller & Troschel , in Müller, 1842a: 203. Type species: Euanemus colymbetes Müller & Troschel, 1842 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine. Also as new in Müller (1842b: 320). Priority of publication not established.

Auchenopterus Agassiz, 1846: 40 . Type species: Hypophthalmus nuchalis Spix & Agassiz, 1829 . Type by being a replacement name. Gender: Masculine. Unjustified emendation of Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 .

Ceratocheilus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918d: 644. Type species: Ceratocheilus osteomystax Miranda Ribeiro, 1918. Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine. Preoccupied by Ceratocheilus Wesché, 1810 , in Diptera , replaced by Osteomystax Whitley, 1940.

Osteomystax Whitley, 1940a: 242. Type species: Ceratocheilus osteomystax Miranda Ribeiro, 1918. Type by being a replacement name. Gender: Masculine. Replacement for Ceratocheilus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918, preoccupied by Ceratocheilus Wesché, 1810 , in Diptera .

Remarks: Revised, with a key to species, in Ferraris & Vari (1999).

Auchenipterus ambyiacus Fowler, 1915

Auchenipterus ambyiacus Fowler, 1915a: 222 , fig. 6. Type locality: Ambyiacu River , Ecuador. Holotype: ANSP 21484 .

Distribution: Upper and middle Amazon and Orinoco River basins, coastal rivers of Guyana (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus brachyurus (Cope, 1878)

Euanemus brachyurus Cope, 1878: 676 . Type locality: Peruvian Amazon. Holotype: ANSP 21552 .

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus brevior Eigenmann, 1912

Auchenipterus brevior Eigenmann, 1912b: 202 . Type locality: Tumatumari , British Guiana. Holotype: FMNH 53249 .

Distribution: Potaro River basin, Guyana (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus britskii Ferraris & Vari, 1999

Auchenipterus britskii Ferraris & Vari, 1999: 414 , figs. 10–11. Type locality: Lago Janauacá , vicinity of Rio Solimões (approx. 3º28'S, 60º17'W), Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 48358 .

Distribution: Middle Amazon River, Brazil (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus demerarae Eigenmann, 1912

Auchenipterus demerarae Eigenmann, 1912b: 202 , pl. 21 (fig. 1). Type locality: Wismar , British Guiana. Holotype: FMNH 53248 ; holotype illustrated in Ferraris & Vari (1999: fig. 12).

Distribution: Demerara, Rupununi, Essequibo and Cuyuni River basins (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus dentatus Valenciennes, 1840

Auchenipterus dentatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 210 (156 in Strasbourg deluxe edition). Type locality: envoyé de Cayenne [apparently originating from vicinity of Paramaribo, Suriname]. Holotype: MNHN b-0592.

Euanemus colymbetes Müller & Troschel , in Müller , 1842: 203. Type locality: Suriname. Lectotype: ZMB 3095 , designated by Ferraris & Vari (1999). Also indicated as new, with one syntype illustrated, in Müller & Troschel (1849: 11, pl. 1, fig. 2).

Distribution: Northern coastal rivers of South America: Corantijn, Suriname, Arataye, Sinnamary and Oyapock rivers (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus fordicei Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Auchenipterus fordicei Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888b: 151 . Type locality: Coary [ Brazil]. Holotype: MCZ 7289 .

Distribution: Middle Amazon River basin, Brazil (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari, 1999

Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari, 1999: 426 , fig. 17. Type locality: Lago de Viana , Rio Pindaré, Mirim basin, Maranhão, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 43591 .

Distribution: Parnaíba and Pindaré-Mirim River basins of Maranhão and Piaui States (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1895)

Euanemus nigripinnis Boulenger, 1895b: 524 . Type locality: Paraguay. Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5 .17.37, designated by Ferraris & Vari (1999); one syntype illustrated in Boulenger (1896c: pl. 4, figs. 2, 2a).

Auchenipterus paysanduanus Devincenzi, 1933: 2 . Type locality: Río Uruguay, frente a Paysandú, Uruguay. Holotype: MNHM 4889 ; illustrated in Ferraris & Vari (1999: fig. 20).

Distribution: La Plata River basin (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus nuchalis (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Hypophthalmus nuchalis Spix & Agassiz, 1829: 17 , pl. 17. Type locality: Brasilia aequatoriali [now: Rio Capim, near São Domingos do Capim, Brazil, by neotype designation]. Neotype: MZUSP 47945 , illustrated in, and designated by, Ferraris & Vari (1999: fig. 21).

Distribution: Lower Amazon and Tocantins rivers northward to Marowijne River; possibly also in Rupununi River, Guyana, and Negro River, Brazil (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)

Ceratocheilus osteomystax Miranda Ribeiro , 1918d: 644, unnumbered pl. Type locality: Santa Rita das Antas , Rio Vermelho, Goyaz [ Brazil]. Holotype: MZUSP 2317 .

Distribution: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers of lower Amazon River basin (Ferraris & Vari, 1999).

CENTROMOCHLUS Kner, 1857

Centromochlus Kner, 1857: 430 . Type species: Centromochlus megalops Kner, 1857 . Type by subsequent designation by Bleeker (1862–63: 7). Gender: Masculine.

Remarks: Included species follows Soares-Porto (1998), except for continued recognition of Gelanoglanis .

Centromochlus altae Fowler, 1945

Centromochlus altae Fowler, 1945a: 109 , figs. 7–9. Type locality: Morelia , Río Caquetá basin, Colombia. Holotype: ANSP 71700 .

Distribution: Caquetá River basin, Colombia (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus concolor (Mees, 1974)

Tatia concolor Mees, 1974: 84 , fig. 22. Type locality: Headwaters of Coppename Rivier [sic] (3º49'N, 56º57'W), Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 106210 .

Distribution: Coppename River basin, Suriname (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus existimatus Mees, 1974

Centromochlus existimatus Mees, 1974: 50 , fig. 8 (right). Type locality: Harbour of Manaos [ Brazil]. Holotype: ANSP 73154 .

Distribution: Amazon River basin (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus heckelii (De Filippi, 1853)

Auchenipterus Heckelii De Filippi, 1853: 167 . Type locality: Rio Napo. Syntype: ZMUT 233 .

Centromochlus Steindachneri Gill, 1870: 95 . Type locality: Marañon River, upper Amazon and Napo Rivers. Type (s): at USNM, but not found (Ferraris & Vari, 1992).

Distribution: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus macracanthus Soares-Porto, 2000

Centromochlus macracanthus Soares-Porto, 2000: 282 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brazil: Amazonas : São Pedro, rio Negro. Holotype: MZUSP 30620 .

Distribution: Upper Negro River basin, Brazil (Soares-Porto, 2000).

Centromochlus perugiae Steindachner, 1882

Centromochlus Perugiae Steindachner, 1882b: 178 . Type locality: Canelos [ Ecuador]. Syntypes: NMW 47358 (3), SMF 5355 (1). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner (1882c: 29, pl. 7, figs. 2, 2a).

Distribution: Upper Amazon River basin (Ferraris, 2003d).

Remarks: Wrongly listed as Tatia perugiae by Ferraris (2003d).

Centromochlus punctatus (Mees, 1974)

Tatia punctata Mees, 1974: 88 , fig. 24. Type locality: Creeks between Kabel and Lombé [ Suriname]. Holotype: RMNH 26495 .

Distribution: Coastal rivers of northern South America, above Amazon River mouth (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus reticulatus (Mees, 1974)

Tatia reticulata Mees, 1974: 90 , fig. 25. Type locality: Karanambo , Rupununi, British Guiana. Holotype: BMNH 1972.7 .27.702.

Distribution: South America: Rupununi River basin, Guyana (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus romani (Mees, 1988)

Tatia romani Mees, 1988a: 412 , fig. 3. Type locality: Río Guarapiche , affluent of the Río San Juan, near Maturín, Monagas [ Venezuela]. Holotype: RMNH 30490 .

Distribution: San Juan River, Orinoco Basin, Venezuela (Ferraris, 2003d).

Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962

Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962a: 27 , fig. 1. Type locality: Brasilien, oberer Rio Xingu. Holotype: SMF 5462 .

Distribution: Upper Xingu and Tocantins River basins (Ferraris, 2003d).