charus, Pimelodus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:159 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Sabara River, Rio das Velhas system, Brazil. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:355 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudopimelodus zungaro (Humboldt 1833) subspecies bufonis (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:69 [ref. 23651]). •Valid as Pseudopimelodus charus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Grant 1999:51 [ref. 24295], Britski 2001:20 [ref. 26046], Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:403 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:355 [ref. 29155], Grant 2020:25 [ref. 37892], Restrepo-Gómez et al. 2020:20 [ref. 37755]). Current status: Valid as Pseudopimelodus charus (Valenciennes 1840). Pseudopimelodidae: Pseudopimelodinae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.