maculosus, Aspidoras Nijssen [H.] & Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 1976:119, Fig. 11 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 46 (no. 1); ref. 7077] Rio Paiaiá, into headwaters of Rio Itapicurú, about 11°S, 40°30'W, Bahia State, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 54810 [ex CM 3457]. Paratypes: CAS 42521 [ex IU 13319; CM 3457] (1); FMNH 54808-09 (3, 1), 78361 (2); ZMA 113595 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:38 [ref. 19236], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:11 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:109 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Aspidoras maculosus Nijssen & Isbrücker 1976 -- (Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], Britto 2000:1048 [ref. 25022], Isbrücker 2001:216 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:292 [ref. 27061], Britto et al. 2005:478 [ref. 28459], Ferraris 2007:109 [ref. 29155], Tencatt & Bichuette 2017:21 [ref. 35168], Oliveira et al. 2017:[7] [ref. 35227], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809], Tencatt et al. 2022:85 [ref. 39729], Dias et al. 2024:24 [ref. 41219], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:43 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Aspidoras maculosus Nijssen & Isbrücker 1976. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: upper Itapicurú River basin, Bahia State (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.