maculatus, Trichomycterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:493 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Santiago, Chile. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3166 (10), 0000-4236 (10). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:64 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:415 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trichomycterus maculatus Valenciennes 1846 -- (Burgess 1989:322 [ref. 12860] as maculatum). •Synonym of Trichomycterus areolatus Valenciennes 1846 -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:279 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:415 [ref. 29155], Mirande & Koerber 2015:37 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus areolatus Valenciennes 1846. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Habitat: freshwater.