brachyurus, Ancistrus Kner [R.] 1854:279, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 7; ref. 2628] Manaus, Brazil. Holotype (unique): NMW 47268. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:234 [ref. 29155]. On p. 29 of separate. •Valid as Peckoltia brachyura (Kner 1854) -- (Isbrücker 1980:55 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:435 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Zonancistrus brachyurus (Kner 1854) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:23 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:25, 32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:30 [ref. 27178]). •Valid as Dekeyseria brachyura (Kner 1854) -- (Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:383 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:234 [ref. 29155], Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:83 [ref. 35633]). •Synonym of Dekeyseria picta (Kner 1854) -- (Silva & Rapp Py-Daniel 2018:[4] [ref. 35865]). Current status: Synonym of Dekeyseria picta (Kner 1854). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.