prolixa, Loricaria Isbrücker [I. J. H.] & Nijssen [H.] 1978:188, Fig. 5 [Beaufortia v. 27 (no. 339); ref. 2306] Rio Piracicaba, 22°45'S, 47°40'W, Rio Paraná system, São Paulo State, Brazil. Holotype: NMW 45091. Paratypes: BMNH 1905.6.9.6 (1); MZUSP 333 (1), 13186 (1); NMW 45088-89 (1, 1); ZMA 113537 [ex NMW 45090] (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:58 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:286 [ref. 29155], •Valid as Loricaria prolixa Isbrücker & Nijssen 1978 -- (Isbrücker 1980:119 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:85 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24147], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Rodriguez & Miquelarena 2005:142 [ref. 28787], Rodriguez et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32997]). •Valid as Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen 1978) -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:21 [ref. 25649], Isbrücker et al. 2001:29, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:27 [ref. 27178], Ferraris 2007:286 [ref. 29155], Covain et al. 2015:515 [24] [ref. 34066], Reis et al. 2020:468 [ref. 38364]). Current status: Valid as Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen 1978). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraná River drainage, La Plata River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.