vitalbrazili, Trichomycterus Vilardo [P. J.], Katz [A. M.] & Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2020:3, Figs. 2-4, 6 [Zoological Studies v. 59: 53; ref. 37847] Mountain stream tributary to the Rio Grande drainage, Rio Paraíba do Sul basin, Serra dos Órgãos, inside the campus of the Instituto Vital Brazil, Nova Friburgo Municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22°20'51"S, 42°37'18"W, elevation about 1,130 meters. Holotype: UFRJ 12151. Paratypes: CICCAA, UFRJ. •Valid as Trichomycterus vitalbrazili Vilardo, Katz & Costa 2020 -- (Vilardo et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40643]). Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus vitalbrazili Vilardo, Katz & Costa 2020. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: upper Rio Grande drainage, Paraíba do Sul River basin (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.