venezuelae, Haemomaster Myers [G. S.] 1927:131 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Playa Matepalma, Orinoco River system, Venezuela. Holotype: CAS 55882 [ex IU 17705]. Paratypes: CAS 56202 [ex IU 17706] (1), 56203 [ex IU 17706] (1 c&s); 56206 [ex IU 17707] (1); CAS-SU 18078 (1); MCZ 31579 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:44 [ref. 12291], Ferraris 2007:405 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Haemomaster venezuelae Myers 1927 -- (Schmidt 1985:93 [ref. 36741], Burgess 1989:324 [ref. 12860], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:405 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento 2015:943 [ref. 34078], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:71 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Haemomaster venezuelae Myers 1927. Trichomycteridae: Stegophilinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana. Habitat: freshwater.