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39. Rhamdia quelen (Quoy and Gaimard). 



Pimelodus quelen Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, Zool., 1824, pi. 49, figs. 3-4. 



Rhamdia quelen Eigenmann and Eigenmann, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., (2), I, 1888, 

 126 (Santa Clara; Rio Mucuri; Juiz de Fora; Campos; Rio Jequitinhonha; 

 Mendez; Rio de Janeiro; Macacos; Sao Matheos; Rio Parahyba; Canna- 

 vierias; Rio Grande do Sul); Occasional Papers Cal. Acad. Sci., I, 1890, 127; 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIV, 1891, 28.— Berg, An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, 

 IV, 1895, 133.— Eigenmann and Norris, Rev. Mus. Paulista, IV, 1900, 350 

 (Taubate). — Eigenmann and Kennedy, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1903, 

 499 (Estancia la Armonia; Asuncion; Campo Grande). — Eigenmann and Bean, 

 Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXI, 1907, 660 (Amazon).— Eigenmann, Ann. Car- 

 negie Mus., IV, 1907, 113 (Corumba); Repts. Princeton Univ. Exp. Pata- 

 gonia, III, 1910, 386. 



Rhamdia queleni Bleeker, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk., I, 1863, 101 (name only). 



Pimelodus queleni Gunther, Catalogue, V, 1864, 123 (Brazil). — Boulenger, 

 Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Torino, XV, 1900,— (Carandasiiiho). 



Pimelodus (Rhamdia) queleni Steindachner, " Siisswasserfische Siidostlichen 

 Brasilien," iii, 1876, 64 (Rio Parahyba, near Juiz de Fora; Campos; Rio 

 Doce; Porto Alegre; Cannavierias; Amazon, near Para; Bahia). 



Heterobranchus sextentaculatus Agassiz, Selecta Gen. et Spec. Pise. Bras., 1829, 28, 

 pi. 11 (12 in. long; locality?). 



Pimelodus sellonis Muller and Troschel, Horse Ichth., Ill, 1849, 2 (Brazil). 



? Pimelodus bahianus Castelnau, Anim. Am. Sud, Poiss., 1855, 35, pi. 16, fig. 2 

 (Bahia) . 



Pimelodus sebce Kner, SB. Akad. Wiss. Wien, XXVI, 1857, 417, fig. 19 (Maar- 

 bitanos). , 



Silurus sapipoca (ex Natterer, MS.) Kner, SB. Akad. Wiss. Wien., XXVI, 1857, 418. 



Pimelodus wuchereri Gunther, Catalogue, V, 1864, 123 (Bahia). 



Pimelodus (Rhamdia) queleni cuprea Steindachner, "Siisswasserfische Siidostlichen 

 Brasilien," iii, 1876, 65 (Juiz de Fora). 



Pimelodus (Rhamdia) cuyaba' Steindachner, " Siisswasserfische Siidostlichen 

 Brasilien," iii, 1876, 75, footnote (Cuyaba). 

 Six specimens, 112-169 mm. Gatuck Creek, Potaro Highlands. (C. M. Cat. 



No. 1594a-6; I. U. Cat. No. 11999.) 



Forty-one specimens, 71-230 mm. Aruataima. (C. M. Cat. No. 1595a-i; 



I. U. Cat. No. 12000.) 



