Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794)

Silurus herzbergii ^ZBK Bloch, 1794: 33, pl. 367. Type locality: Surinam. Syntypes: ZMB 2962, 8785.

Pimelodus argenteus ^ZBK Lacépède, 1803: 94, 102. Type locality: Surinam. Syntypes: ZMB 2692, ZMB 8785.

? Bagrus mesops ^ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840a: 456. Type locality: Puerto Rico. Holotype: MNHN A- 9347.

Bagrus pemecus ^ZBK Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840a: 456. Type locality: Cayenne, French Guiana. Holotype: MNHN A-9348.

Bagrus coelestinus ^ZBK Müller & Troschel, 1849: 7. Type locality: Guyana. Syntypes: ZMB 2970, 2977.

Hexanematichthys hymenorrhinos ^ZBK Bleeker, 1862: 377. Type locality: Perhaps Surinam . Holotype: RMNH 3056.

Netuma dubia ^ZBK Bleeker, 1862: 382. Type locality: Surinam. Syntypes: RMNH 3051-52.

Distribution: North and eastern South America.

Countries: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 550 mm TL.

Material examined: CAS 153484 (4 al, 283-310 mm TL), Brazil, Pernambuco; MZUSP 48951 (3 al) (1 c&s), Brazil, Maranhão, SaoLuis, rio Curuca ; MZUSP 87700 (1 c&s), Brazil, Sergipe; MZUSP 51695 (4 al) (2 es), Brazil, Maceió, Alagoas, lagoa Mundau .