formosus, Astroblepus Fowler [H. W.] 1945:10, Figs. 1-2 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 159; ref. 13141] Río Ucayali basin, near Tarma, Acobamba, Peru, elevation 2900 meters. Holotype: ANSP 71647. Paratypes: ANSP 71650-69 (20). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:22 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:64 [ref. 29155]. •Status uncertain -- (Burgess 1989:449 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Astroblepus formosus Fowler 1945 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:18 [ref. 9708], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:313 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:64 [ref. 29155], Ardila Rodríguez 2014:3 [ref. 33721] with parentheses around author). Current status: Valid as Astroblepus formosus Fowler 1945. Astroblepidae. Distribution: Upper Ucayali River basin, Peru. Habitat: freshwater.