mendezi, Apistogramma Römer [U.] 1994:1, Figs. 1, 3-7 [aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 21306] Rio Salgado, near Barcelos do Rio Negro, Dept. Amazonas, Brazil, about 0°01'S, 63°04'W. Holotype: ZFMK 17458. Paratypes: (17) INPA UR91027 (1), 91170 (1), 91172 (1), 91204-05 (1, 1), 91169 (1), 91209 (1), 91217 (1); ZFMK 17459-60 (1, 1) 17462-63 (1, 1), 17501-04 (1, 1, 1, 1); plus non-type material. Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:128 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Apistogramma mendezi Römer 1994 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:614 [ref. 27061], Staeck 2003:54 [ref. 27488], Römer et al. 2004:31 [ref. 34102], Staeck 2017:123 [ref. 35639]). Current status: Valid as Apistogramma mendezi Römer 1994. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Negro River drainage, Amazon basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.