esmeraldas, Paracetopsis Vari [R. P.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & de Pinna [M. C. C.] 2005:228, Fig. 57 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 2); ref. 28270] Río Blanco, 4 kilometers above junction with río Quininde (0°20'N, 79°28'W), río Esmeraldas basin, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Holotype: MCZ 48768. Paratypes: CAS 162438 (1); MCZ 48769 (10), 48770 (1), 162749 (10); MEPN 1530 (3); MZUSP 22328 (3, 1 c&s); USNM 372749 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:135 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Paracetopsis esmeraldas Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005 -- (de Pinna et al. 2007:803 [ref. 29247], Ferraris 2007:135 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:110 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:196 [ref. 34894]). Current status: Valid as Paracetopsis esmeraldas Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna 2005. Cetopsidae: Cetopsinae. Distribution: Pacific versant rivers, Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.