Aspistor parkeri

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 : 24

Aspistor parkeri (Traill, 1832)

Silurus parkeri Traill, 1832: 380, pl. 6 (fig.1). Type locality: Guiana. Holotype: Unknown.

Arius quadriscutis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840b: 111. Type locality: Surinam. Syntypes: MNHN A-9402 , B-0596 , B-0613 ; RMNH 3049 , 3050 .

Distribution: North Eastern South America.

Countries: Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Habitat: Marine and brackish waters.

Maximum size: 500 mm TL.

Material examined: FMNH 52850 (5 al, 282-305 mm TL), Guyana, Georgetown market ; MZUSP 87697 (1 c&s), Brazil, Sergipe ; MZUSP 87698 (1 c&s), Brazil, Sergipe ; MZUSP 52840 (1 al), Brazil, Maranhão, Sao Luis , ilha de Sao Luis , rio Curuca .