shuar, Ancistrus Provenzano [F.] & Barriga Salazar [R. E.] 2018:213, Figs. 1, 2, 3D, 4, 11A [Zootaxa 4527 (no. 2); ref. 36344] Kushapukus River, tributary of the Santiago River, 5 km W of the military post Santiago, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador, approximately 03°02'13"S, 78°01'55"W. Holotype: MEPN 17984. Paratypes: MECN, MEPN. •Valid as Ancistrus shuar Provenzano & Barriga Salazar 2018. Current status: Valid as Ancistrus shuar Provenzano & Barriga Salazar 2018. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Santiago River basin, Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.