maculicauda, Mikrogeophagus Staeck [W.], Ottoni [F. P.] & Schindler [I.] 2022:49, Figs. 1-7 [FishTaxa v. 24; ref. 39588] Rio Pindaituba (or Ribeirão Pintaituba) north of Vila Bella da Santissima Trinidade, tributary to the Rio Sararé, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Holotype: CICCAA 02697. Paratypes: CICCAA 02698 (1), 02699 (2). •Valid as Mikrogeophagus maculicauda Staeck, Ottoni & Schindler 2022. Current status: Valid as Mikrogeophagus maculicauda Staeck, Ottoni & Schindler 2022. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Sararé drainage, upper Guaporé River basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.