Lipopterichthys Norman [J. R.] 1935:627 Masc. Lipopterichthys carrioni Norman 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lipopterichthys Norman 1935 -- (Isbrücker 1980:65 [ref. 2303], Heitmans et al. 1983:33 [ref. 5278], Burgess 1989:436 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2002:20 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:389 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:266 [ref. 29155], Salcedo 2013:468 [ref. 32670]). •Synonym of Chaetostoma Tschudi 1846 -- (Armbruster 2004:53, 59 [ref. 27644], Lujan et al. 2014:283 [ref. 33495]). Current status: Synonym of Chaetostoma Tschudi 1846. Loricariidae: Hypostominae.