megalopteryx, Hemiancistrus Cardoso [A. R.] 2004:174, Fig. 1 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 27799] Rio Braço do Norte, downstream dam (tributary of rio Tubarão), about 28°16'38"S, 49°11'01"W, Braço do Norte, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 32229. Paratypes: MCP 25589 (1), 29697-99 (8, 4, 3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:244 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemiancistrus megalopteryx Cardoso 2004 -- (Ferraris 2007:244 [ref. 29155], Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670] as "Hemiancistrus"). Current status: Valid as Hemiancistrus megalopteryx Cardoso 2004. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Tubarão River system, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.