canaliferus, Otothyris Myers [G. S.] 1927:128 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3); ref. 3096] Hills in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 31577. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1932-0201 [ex SU] (1), CAS-SU 24071 (1), USNM 92974 (3), ZMB 22229 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:73 [ref. 19575], Böhlke 1953:46 [ref. 12291], Ferraris & Vari 1992:30 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:276 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Garavello et al. 1998:7 [ref. 23346]. •Valid as Otothyris canaliferus Myers 1927 -- (Isbrücker 1980:85 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:439 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:30 [ref. 25653]). •Synonym of Otothyris lophophanes (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889) -- (Garavello et al. 1998:5 [ref. 23346], Schaefer in Reis et al. 2003:325 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:276 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Otothyris lophophanes (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.