ephippifer, Corydoras Nijssen [H.] 1972:422, Fig. 5 [Netherlands Journal of Zoology v. 21 (no. 4); ref. 673] Cachoera Creek at right bank of Rio Amapari, 4 kilometers downstream of Casa do 7, Amapa State, Brazil. Holotype: IRSNB 507. Paratypes: IRSNB 508-510 (now 2, now 1, 1); MZUSP [ex IRSNB 508] (2), [ex IRSNB 509] (2); ZMA 111082-83 (3, 3). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:44 [ref. 19236], Walschaerts 1987:18 [ref. 20755], Ferraris 2007:116 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Corydoras ephippifer Nijssen 1972 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:202 [ref. 6910], Burgess 1989:365 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:225 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:297 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:116 [ref. 29155], Tencatt & Pavanelli 2015:294 [ref. 35434], Tencatt & Ohara 2016:[13] [ref. 34353], Tencatt & Evers 2016:[11] [ref. 34387], Tencatt et al. 2016:[17] [ref. 34388]). •Valid as Brochis ephippifer (Nijssen 1972) -- (Dias et al. 2024:25 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Brochis ephippifer (Nijssen 1972). Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae. Distribution: South America: Amapá State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.