acanthochiroides, Pseudopimelodus Güntert [H.] 1942:29 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 138 (nos 1/2); ref. 12954] Santander, Colombia. Syntypes: NMBA 5277-78 (2). Type catalog: Kottelat & Sutter 1988:54 [ref. 13796], Ferraris 2007:352 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Pseudopimelodus raninus (Valenciennes 1840), but a valid subspecies -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:68 [ref. 23651]). •Questionably a synonym of Pseudopimelodus raninus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Grant 1999:44 [ref. 24295]). •Valid as Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides (Güntert 1942) -- (Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:401 [ref. 27061], Shibatta & Pavanelli 2005:23 [ref. 28557], Ferraris 2007:352 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:95 [ref. 35633], Shibatta 2019:260 [ref. 36984], Shibatta 2024:281 [ref. 41176]). Current status: Valid as Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides (Güntert 1942). Pseudopimelodidae: Batrochoglaninae. Distribution: South America: Catatumbo River drainage, Lake Maracaibo basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.