variegatus, Trichomycterus Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1992:103, Fig. 3 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 4) [for 1991]; ref. 19725] Rio do Peixe, tributary of upper Rio São Francisco, São Roque de Minas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 42316. Paratypes: MNRJ 584 (9), 585 (2, c&s); MZUSP 42317 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:425 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trichomycterus variegatus Costa 1992 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:168 [ref. 22901], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:285 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:425 [ref. 29155], Barbosa & Costa 2010:121 [ref. 30782], Barbosa & Costa 2011:308 [ref. 31672], Ochoa et al. 2017:558 [ref. 35582]). •Valid as Cambeva variegata (Costa 1992) -- (Katz et al. 2018:563 [ref. 36330], Costa et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40937], Costa et al. 2024:343 [ref. 41163], Costa et al. 2024:432 [ref. 41443]). Current status: Valid as Cambeva variegata (Costa 1992). Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: upper São Francisco River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.