similis, Apistogramma Staeck [W.] 2003:76, Figs. [Cichliden-Lexikon Teil 3; ref. 27488] Forest brook at the Laguna La Brava, Rio Yata system, Beni, Bolivia. Holotype: MTD F 27038. Paratypes: MTD F 27034 (1), 27482-84 (3); NMW (2); ZFMK (2); ZMB 33940 (2). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:29 [ref. 27474], Herder et al. 2010:129 [ref. 31087], Paepke & Schindler 2013:263 [ref. 32895].. •Valid as Apistogramma similis Staeck 2003 -- (Römer et al. 2004:30 [ref. 34102], Römer 2006:718 [ref. 28970], Sarmiento et al. 2014:188 [ref. 35004], Staeck 2017:170 [ref. 35639], Careaga et al. 2020:77 [ref. 37774]). Current status: Valid as Apistogramma similis Staeck 2003. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Yata and Rio Beni drainages, upper Amazon basin (Bolivia). Habitat: freshwater.