variipictus, Plecostomus Ihering [R. von] 1911:390 [Revista do Museo Paulista, São Paulo v. 8 (1910); ref. 14822] Rio Pardo, near Barretos, São Paulo State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 2114. Type catalog: Britski 1969:209 [ref. 12401], Ferraris 2007:261 [ref. 29155]. Spelled variopictus by Miranda-Riberio 1918:701 [ref. 3723]. •Valid as Hypostomus variipictus (Ihering 1911) -- (Isbrücker 1980:36 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:433 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:20 [ref. 27178], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:363 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:80 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:261 [ref. 29155], Zawadzki et al. 2019:[11] [ref. 37170], Azevedo et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38203], Zawadzki & Azevedo 2024:325 [ref. 41237]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus variipictus (Ihering 1911). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Grande River basin (São Paulo State, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.