madeirae, Plecostomus Fowler [H. W.] 1913:571, Fig. 23 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65; ref. 1389] Rio Madeira, about 200 miles east of 63°54'W, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39312. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:123 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:225 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Hypostomus madeirae (Fowler 1913) -- (Isbrücker 1980:27 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:431 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Aphanotorulus madeirae (Fowler 1913) -- (Armbruster & Page 1996:384 [ref. 22151], Burgess & Finley 1996:170 [ref. 22901], Isbrücker 2001:25, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:12 [ref. 27178]). •Synonym of Aphanotorulus unicolor (Steindachner 1908) -- (Armbruster 1998:254 [ref. 23319], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:352 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:225 [ref. 29155], Ray & Armbruster 2016:524 [ref. 34178]). Current status: Synonym of Aphanotorulus unicolor (Steindachner 1908). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.