amazonica, Loricaria Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:46, Pl. 23 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9560. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:74 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.