nigropunctatus, Hypostomus Garavello [J. C.], Britski [H. A.] & Zawadzki [C. H.] 2012:277, Fig. 7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 32033] Rio Iguaçu, Salto Segredoreservoir, Brazil, Municipality of Mangueirinha/Reserva do Iguaçu, 25°46’45"S 52°07’00"W, Paraná State, Brazil, Holotype: MZUSP 106072. Paratypes: Many at LBP, LISDEBE, MHNCI, NUP, ZSM. Type catalog: Oliveira et al. 2022:25 [ref. 39255]. •Valid as Hypostomus nigropunctatus Garavello, Britski & Zawadzki 2012 -- (Zawadzki et al. 2015:57 [ref. 33866], Zawadzki et al. 2016:273 [ref. 34908], Zawadzki et al. 2018:[17] [ref. 35944], Reis et al. 2020:467 [ref. 38364]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus nigropunctatus Garavello, Britski & Zawadzki 2012. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Iguaçu River basin, Paraná State (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.