eptingi, Chaetostomus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:158, Figs. 66-68 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil [probably mistaken, probably Rio Parnaíba basin]. Holotype: ANSP 69447. Paratypes: ANSP 69448-50 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:253 [ref. 29155]. Original genus is correctly Chaetostoma. Type locality incorrect Zawadzki et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35355]. •Valid as Hypostomus eptingi (Fowler 1941) -- (Isbrücker 1980:60 [ref. 2302], Burgess 1898:435 [ref. 12860], Zanata et al. 2013:247 [ref. 32751], Zawadzki et al. 2017:11 [ref. 35355] as possible synonym of Hypostomus johnii (Steindachner 1877)). •Synonym of Hypostomus johnii (Steindachner 1877) -- (Ramos et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35396]). Current status: Synonym of Hypostomus johnii (Steindachner 1877). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.