Species that contain: Ancistrus and brevifilis [ 2 ] records

bodenhameri, Ancistrus brevifilis Schultz [L. P.] 1944:305, Pl. 10 (fig. A) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172); ref. 3959] Río San Pedro at bridge south of Mene Grande, Río Motatán system, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121066. Paratypes: MCZ 37241 [ex USNM 121067] (3); UMMZ 141940 [ex USNM 121067] (6); USNM 121067 (132, now 123), 121068-69 (1, 2), 121299 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:25 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:219 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Ancistrus brevifilis Eigenmann 1920, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Pérez & Viloria 1994:106 [ref. 22094]). •Valid as Ancistrus bodenhameri Schultz 1944 -- (Isbrücker 1980:66 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:436 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:11 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:374 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:219 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento 2016:539 [ref. 34727]). •Synonym of Ancistrus martini Schultz 1944 -- (Taphorn et al. 2013:351 [ref. 32678]). Current status: Synonym of Ancistrus martini Schultz 1944. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo tributaries, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

brevifilis, Ancistrus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1920:7, Fig. 2; Pl. 1 [Indiana University Studies v. 7 (no. 44); ref. 11120] Río Tiquirito at El Concejo, Venezuela. Holotype: CAS 64609 [ex IU 15080]. Paratypes: CAS 64610 [ex IU 15080] (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:219 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Ancistrus brevifilis Eigenmann 1920 -- (Isbrücker 1980:66 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:436 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:25 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:12 [ref. 27178], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:374 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:219 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento 2016:532 [ref. 34727], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[20] [ref. 35679], de Souza et al. 2019:14 [ref. 36504]). Current status: Valid as Ancistrus brevifilis Eigenmann 1920. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: Tuy River basin, Caribbean Sea coast, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.