brachycephalus, Arges Günther [A.] 1859:92 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 1); ref. 18209] Andes of western Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1858.7.25.37-40 (4) Guayaquil. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:63 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Astroblepus brachycephalus (Günther 1859) -- (Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:313 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:63 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:111 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:242 [ref. 34894]). Current status: Valid as Astroblepus brachycephalus (Günther 1859). Astroblepidae. Distribution: Coastal Pacific drainages of Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.