taphorni, Farlowella Retzer [M. E.] & Page [L. M.] 1997:51, Fig. 19 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 147; ref. 23176] Río Muyapas, 4.5 kilometers south of Nueva Bolivai on highway 1, Merida State, Venezuela. Holotype: INHS 60352. Paratypes: CAS 81628 [ex INHS 60352] (2), INHS 32938 (16), MBUCV-V-24820 [ex INHS 60352] (2), MCNG 24792 (24), UMMZ 228130 [ex INHS 60352] (2), USNM 330245 [ex INHS 60352] (2). Type catalog: Sabaj et al. 1997:271-272 [ref. 23225], Provenzano et al. 1998:9 [ref. 24196], Ferraris 2007:239 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Farlowella taphorni Retzer & Page 1997 -- (Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:16 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:334 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:239 [ref. 29155], Ballen & Mojica 2014:140 [ref. 33176], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Farlowella taphorni Retzer & Page 1997. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo drainage: Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.