Hypocolpterus Fowler [H. W.] 1943:259 Masc. Hypocolpterus analis Fowler 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hypocolpterus Fowler 1943 -- (Isbrücker 1980:59 [ref. 2303], Heitmans et al. 1983:33 [ref. 5278], Burgess 1989:435 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Chaetostoma Tschudi 1846 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:170 [ref. 22901], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:379 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:53, 59 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:227 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetostoma Tschudi 1846. Loricariidae: Hypostominae.