nudipectoris, Rineloricaria Mejia [E.], Ferraro [G. A.] & Buckup [P. A.] 2023:5, Figs. 2-3, 4A-B [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 1): e220083; ref. 40132] Rio Macacu behind the Riviera III restaurant at RJ-116 highway, Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, 22°29'01"S, 42°39'42"W. Holotype: MNRJ 49345. Paratypes: MCP, MNRJ, MZUSP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Rineloricaria nudipectoris Mejia, Ferraro & Buckup 2023 -- (Mejia & Buckup 2024:14 [ref. 41123], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2024:559 [ref. 42662], Mejia et al. 2025:10 [ref. 42158]). Current status: Valid as Rineloricaria nudipectoris Mejia, Ferraro & Buckup 2023. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Macaé, Macacu, Guapiaçu, Magé, Saracuruna, Iguaçu and Paraíba do Sul River basins, Rio de Janeiro State (southeastern Brazil). IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.