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Species in the genus Hypancistrus: [ 12 ] records

contradens, Hypancistrus Armbruster [J. W.], Lujan [N. K.] & Taphorn [D. C.] 2007:64, Figs. 1A, 2 [Copeia 2007 (no. 1); ref. 29036] Río Ventuari, 23 kilometers northeast of Macuruco, 94 kilometers east of San Fernando de Atabapo, 4°04'50"N, 66°51'31"W, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 54656. Paratypes: Many lots at ANSP, AUM, FMNH, and MCNG. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypancistrus contradens Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007 -- (Tan & Armbruster 2016:134 [ref. 34145], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus contradens Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

debilittera, Hypancistrus Armbruster [J. W.], Lujan [N. K.] & Taphorn [D. C.] 2007:68, Figs. 1D, 5 [Copeia 2007 (no. 1); ref. 29036] Pasaganado, 38 kilometers north of San Fernando de Atabapo, 4°23'04"N, 67°46'28"W, Río Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MNGN 54661. Paratypes: ANSP 182800 (2), AUM 42136 (3), MSNG 54662 (2). •Valid as Hypancistrus debilittera Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007 -- (Tan & Armbruster 2016:123 [ref. 34145], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:80 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus debilittera Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

furunculus, Hypancistrus Armbruster [J. W.], Lujan [N. K.] & Taphorn [D. C.] 2007:71, Figs. 1C, 7 [Copeia 2007 (no. 1); ref. 29036] Cucue Amerindian village on Río Orinoco, 60 kilometers east of San Juan de Atabapo, 3°58'26"N, 67°09'30"W, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 54658. Paratypes: Many lots at ANSP, AUM, and MCNG, •Valid as Hypancistrus furunculus Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007 -- (Tan & Armbruster 2016:123 [ref. 34145], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus furunculus Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

inspector, Hypancistrus Armbruster [J. W.] 2002:87, Fig. 2 [Copeia 2002 (no. 1); ref. 25891] Río Casiquiare, Río Negro, Río Amazonas drainage, about 10 river kilometers above the Río Negro, below Solano, 1°58'N, 67°05'W, Dpto. Casiquiare, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 12133. Paratypes: AUM 31019 (1), MCNG 37040 (3); plus nontypes. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:249 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster 2002 -- (Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:387 [ref. 27061], Armbruster et al. 2007:62 [ref. 29036], Ferraris 2007:249 [ref. 29155], Tan & Armbruster 2016:134 [ref. 34145], DoNascimiento 2016:533 [ref. 34727], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus inspector Armbruster 2002. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

lunaorum, Hypancistrus Armbruster [J. W.], Lujan [N. K.] & Taphorn [D. C.] 2007:74, Figs. 1B, 8 [Copeia 2007 (no. 1); ref. 29036] Río Guapuchi, first major riffle complex, Río Ventrari drainage, 4°07'00"N, 66°46'00"W, Amazonas, Venezuela. Holotype: MCNG 54665. Paratypes: Many lots at ANSP, AUM, FMNH and MCNG. Plus non-type material. •Valid as Hypancistrus lunaorum Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007 -- (Tan & Armbruster 2016:134 [ref. 34145], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus lunaorum Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn 2007. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Ventuari and Orinoco River basins, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

margaritatus, Hypancistrus Tan [M.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2016:128, Figs. 3-4 [ZooKeys No. 552; ref. 34145] Takutu River ca. 2.75 km W of Saint Ignatius, Rio Branco, Rio Negro drainage, Amazon basin, Guyana, 3.35500°N, 59.83077°W. Holotype (unique): CSBD F1701/AUM 35610. Holotype for the time being in AUM, eventually to be transferred to CSBD. •Valid as Hypancistrus margaritatus Tan & Armbruster 2016 -- (Taphorn et al. 2022:51 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus margaritatus Tan & Armbruster 2016. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Rio Branco drainage, Rio Negro basin (Guyana) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

parkateje, Hypancistrus Araújo [F.], Ferreira [M.], Monteiro [I.] & Wosiacki [W.] 2025:594, Figs. 1, 2a, 3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 106 (no. 2); ref. 41667] Região do Caju Amigo, almost in front of São João do Araguaia city, Rio Tocantins, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Pará State, Brazil, 5°20'27"S, 48°47'18.3"W. Holotype: MPEG 39646. Paratypes: MPEG. Published online without Zoobank Registration, not ICZN available. •Valid as Hypancistrus parkateje Araújo, Ferreira, Monteiro & Wosiacki 2025 -- (Araújo et al. 2025:6 [ref. 42427]). Current status: Synonym of Hypancistrus. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.

phantasma, Hypancistrus Tan [M.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2016:124, Fig. 1 [ZooKeys No. 552; ref. 34145] Taracuá of the Rio Uaupes, Rio Negro drainage, Amazon basin, Brazil, 0.1°N, 68.46667°W. Holotype: MZUSP 116531. Paratypes: NRM. •Valid as Hypancistrus phantasma Tan & Armbruster 2016. Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus phantasma Tan & Armbruster 2016. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Rio Uaupes drainage, Rio Negro basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

seideli, Hypancistrus Sousa [L. M. de], Sousa [E. B. de], Oliveira [R. R. de], Sabaj Pérez [M. H.], Zuanon [J.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L.] 2025:11, Figs. 5-7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 1): e240080; ref. 41906] Vitória do Xingu, Itaubinha, pedral, Pará State, Brazil, 02°53'21"S, 51°56'26"W. Holotype: INPA ICT 61050. Paratypes: ANSP, AUM, INPA, LIA. •Valid as Hypancistrus seideli Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Zuanon & Rapp Py-Daniel 2025. Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus seideli Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Zuanon & Rapp Py-Daniel 2025. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: lower Xingu River drainage, Amazon basin, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

vandragti, Micracanthicus Lujan [N. K.] & Armbruster [J. W.] 2011:217, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2011 (no. 2); ref. 31416] Orinoco River at Cupaven Island, near the mouth of the Atabapo River, ca. 4°04'N, 66°42'W, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Holotype: MBUCV-V-32953. Paratypes (59): ANSP 182804 (9); AUM 42205 (11 + 4 c&s), 43273 (2); BUCV V-35365 (8); FMNH 117787 (8),118041 (1); MCNG 55346 (8); MZUSP 99605 (8). •Valid as Micracanthicus vandragti Lujan & Armbruster 2011 -- (Reis et al. 2016:13 [ref. 34496]). •Valid as Hypancistrus vandragti (Lujan & Armbruster 2011) -- (Lujan et al. 2017:x [ref. 35031]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus vandragti (Lujan & Armbruster 2011). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: lower Ventuari River drainage and Orinoco River drainage near confluence with Ventuari River, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

yudja, Hypancistrus Sousa [L. M. de], Sousa [E. B. de], Oliveira [R. R. de], Sabaj Pérez [M. H.], Zuanon [J.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L.] 2025:4, Figs. 1-2, 4 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 23 (no. 1): e240080; ref. 41906] Rio Xingu, main channel along right bank at Pimental Dam site, ca. 37 km southeast of Altamira, Pará State, Brazil, 03°25'55.3"S, 51°57'23.6"W. Holotype: INPA ICT 61049. Paratypes: ANSP, AUM, INPA, LIA, ROM. •Valid as Hypancistrus yudja Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Zuanon & Rapp Py-Daniel 2025. Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus yudja Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj Pérez, Zuanon & Rapp Py-Daniel 2025. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Volta Grande do Xingu, Pará State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

zebra, Hypancistrus Isbrücker [I. J. H.] & Nijssen [H.] 1991:348, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 4); ref. 19201] About 1 hr. upstream of Altamira by speedboat, anastomoses of Rio Xingu, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 41668 [ex ZSM 27328]. Paratypes: INPA 4338 (20); MHNG 2513.24 (8); MZUSP uncat. (20); ZMA 120457 (10), 120655 (8); ZSM 27328 (1), 27438 (22 now 21), 27769-70 (27, 48), 27962-63 (56 now 16, 43). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:249 [ref. 29155], Neumann 2011:267 [ref. 31652] •Valid as Hypancistrus zebra Isbrücker & Nijssen 1991 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:169 [ref. 22901], Montoya-Burgos et al. 1998:367 [ref. 23850], Isbrücker 2001:28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Armbruster 2002:90 [ref. 25891], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:387 [ref. 27061], Armbruster et al. 2007:62 [ref. 29036], Ferraris 2007:249 [ref. 29155], Tan & Armbruster 2016:123 [ref. 34145]). Current status: Valid as Hypancistrus zebra Isbrücker & Nijssen 1991. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Xingu River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.