caracasensis, Hemiloricaria Bleeker [P.] 1862:3 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Caracas, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3120. Type information: Van der Stigchel 1947:177 [ref. 13094], Boeseman 1972:312 and pl. 1 [ref. 19698]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:245 [ref. 29155]. Also appeared in Bleeker 1863:81 [ref. 401]. For locality information see Boeseman 1972:312 [ref. 19698]. •Valid as Hemiloricaria caracasensis Bleeker 1862 -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:23 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:17 [ref. 27178], Ferraris 2007:245 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Rineloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Isbrücker 1980:104 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:442 [ref. 12860], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:341 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Rineloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker 1862). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Caribbean coastal drainages, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.