Cheiridodus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:(66) 70 Masc. Plecostomus hondae Regan 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Cheirododus by Jordan 1923:153 [ref. 2421]. •Synonym of Cochliodon Heckel 1854 -- (Isbrücker 1980:38 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 2002:14 [ref. 27178]). •Synonym of Hypostomus Lacepède 1803 -- (Weber & Montoya-Burgos 2002:365 [ref. 26428], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:355 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:53, 60 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:250 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Hypostomus Lacepède 1803. Loricariidae: Hypostominae.