steindachneri, Parotocinclus Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:201, Fig. 2 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia Yr. 23 [v. 2, N.S.]; ref. 721] Rio Novo, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Syntypes: MZUF 5565 [ex MZUF 994] (1). Type catalog: Vanni 1991:222 [ref. 20099]. •Valid as Parotocinclus steindachneri Di Caporiacco 1948 -- (Isbrücker 1980:81 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 2001:31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:25 [ref. 27178]). •Synonym of Parotocinclus maculicauda (Steindachner 1877) -- (Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:327 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Parotocinclus maculicauda (Steindachner 1877). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.