meridae, Trichomycterus Regan [C. T.] 1903:624 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 72) (art. 64); ref. 13401] Merida, and Río Albriegas above Merida, elevation 3500 meters, Venezuela. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.4.28.35-38 (4), 1903.6.30.77-79 (now 3); USNM 133136 [ex BMNH 1903.6.30.77-79] (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:43 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:420 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trichomycterus meridae Regan 1903 -- (Burgess 1989:322 [ref. 12860], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:282 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:420 [ref. 29155], Ardila Rodríguez 2007:[9] [ref. 29569], Ardila Rodríguez 2011:[7] [ref. 32732], Ardila Rodríguez 2014:12 [ref. 33769], Ardila Rodríguez 2016:11 [ref. 34399], García-Melo et al. 2016:237 [ref. 34471], Ardila Rodríguez 2016:17 [ref. 35108], Ardila Rodríguez 2017:10 [ref. 35579], Ardila Rodríguez 2018:11 [ref. 35926]). Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus meridae Regan 1903. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: Albriegas River drainage, Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.