Leptoancistrus Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:254 Masc. Acanthicus canensis Meek & Hildebrand 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Leptoancistrus Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (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. 2003:388 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:53 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:266 [ref. 29155], Salcedo 2013:468 [ref. 32670], Provenzano 2018:407 [ref. 35789]). Current status: Valid as Leptoancistrus Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Loricariidae: Hypostominae.