sloani, Raia Stephan [C. F.] 1779:20 [De rajis, schediasma primum; ref. 18818] Lectotype selected by Kottelat 2010:66 [ref. 30995] as the figure of "aiereba brasiliensibus" of Marcgrave (1648:175). Kottelat also designated the specimen shown in the same figure to be the lectotype for ajereba [nowadays spelled aiereba]. Then ajereba is declared a nomen protectum under Article 23.9.1 and sloani as a nomen oblitum. See Kottelat for details. •Synonym of Paratrygon aiereba (Walbaum 1792) of a later date -- (Kottelat 2010:64 [ref. 30995]). Nomen Oblitum. Current status: Synonym of Paratrygon aiereba (Walbaum 1792). Potamotrygonidae: Potamotrygoninae. Habitat: freshwater.