guttata, Apistogramma Antonio C. [M. E.], Kullander [S. O.] & Lasso [C. A.] 1989:132, Figs. 1-5 [Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 12 (nos 3-4); ref. 19161] Río Morichal Largo, close to village of San Miguel, 8°38'N, 63°22'W, Estado Anzoátegui, Venezuela. Holotype: MHNLS 3587. Paratypes: MHNLS 4652 (2), 5380 (1); MBUCV-V-15374 to 78 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1), V-16454 (1), V-16456 to 57 (1, 1), V-17898 (1); NRM 16877 (1). Type catalog: Lasso A. et al. 1997:49 [ref. 23639], Provenzano et al. 1998:3 [ref. 24196]. •Valid as Apistogramma guttata Antonio C., Kullander & Lasso 1989 -- (Lasso & Machado-Allison 2000:46 [ref. 27968], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:613 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:38 [ref. 27488] dating to 1990, Kullander 2004:46 [ref. 27650], Römer et al. 2011:330 [ref. 31674], Mesa S. & Lasso 2011:99 [ref. 31958], Römer & Hahn 2013:179 [ref. 32902], Schindler & Staeck 2013:306 [ref. 33110], Staeck 2017:84 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Apistogramma guttata Antonio C., Kullander & Lasso 1989. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Rio San Juan and lower Orinoco River basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.