spilosoma, Plecostomus Fowler [H. W.] 1941:152, Figs. 53-55 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Campina Grande, Parahyba, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 69410. Paratypes: ANSP 69411-13 (3), 69414 (1), 69415-16 (2), 69417-39 (23). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:125 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:283 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Parotocinclus spilosoma (Fowler 1941) -- (Garavello 1977:16 [ref. 7249], Isbrücker 1980:80-81 [ref. 2303], Garavello 1988:124 [ref. 6853], Burgess 1989:438 [ref. 12860], Lacerda & Evers 1996:88 [ref. 22351], Isbrücker 2001:31 [ref. 25653], Ribeiro et al. 2002:218 [ref. 26534], Britski & Garavello 2002:287 [ref. 26540], Isbrücker 2002:25 [ref. 27178], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:327 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:283 [ref. 29155], Lehmann A. & Reis 2012:62 [ref. 32074], Lehmann A. et al. 2013:437 [ref. 32919], Ramos et al. 2013:788 [ref. 33028], Ramos et al. 2016:[10] [ref. 34352], Silva-Junior et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37598], Ramos et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38561]). Current status: Valid as Parotocinclus spilosoma (Fowler 1941). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: Rio Paraíba do Norte basin, Paraíba State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.