erinaceus, Hypostomus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:510 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Chile. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9568 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:68 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:221 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Ancistrus erinaceus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Isbrücker 1980:68 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:437 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:25, 28 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:12 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:375 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:221 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Ancistrus erinaceus (Valenciennes 1840). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Chile (?). Habitat: freshwater.