monopelte, Sturisoma Fowler [H. W.] 1914:274, Fig. 18 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66; ref. 1390] Rupununi River, Guyana, 2°-3°N, 50°20'W. Holotype (unique): ANSP 39346. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:123 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:299 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sturisoma monopelte Fowler 1914 -- (Isbrücker 1980:95 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:440 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:32 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:29 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:346 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:299 [ref. 29155], Londoño-Burbano 2018:[13] [ref. 35813], Londoño-Burbano & Britto 2023:24 [ref. 40709]). Current status: Valid as Sturisoma monopelte Fowler 1914. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Essequibo and Branco River basins, Guyana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.