Species that contain: Hemiancistrus and annectens [ 2 ] records

annectens, Ancistrus Regan [C. T.] 1904:225, Pl. 11 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1); ref. 3621] St. Javier and Río Durango, northwestern Ecuador. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.5.27.49 (1), 2005.9.20.1 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:242 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemiancistrus annectens (Regan 1904) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:39 [ref. 37559], Isbrücker 1980:49 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:434 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:25, 27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:16 [ref. 27178], Cardoso & Lucinda 2003:74 [ref. 26858], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:385 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:53 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:242 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:113 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:224 [ref. 34894]). •Valid as Hypostomus annectens (Regan 1940) -- (Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670], Provenzano & Barriga Salazar 2017:228 [ref. 35332], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:82 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus annectens (Regan 1904). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Pacific coastal rivers (Colombia and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

fugleri, Hemiancistrus Ovchynnyk [M. M.] 1971:108, Figs. 12-15 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 187 (nos 1/2); ref. 7699] Río Bogota, Parroquia Cadondelet, 1°06'N, 78°45'W, Province Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Holotype (unique): MUSM 5133. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:243 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Hemiancistrus fugleri Ovchynnyk 1971 -- (Isbrücker 1980:49 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:434 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:17 [ref. 27178], Cardoso & Lucinda 2003:74 [ref. 26858], Fisch-Muller in Reis et al. 2003:385 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:243 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:113 [ref. 35745]). •Synonym of Hypostomus annectens (Regan 1904) -- (Armbruster et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33670], Provenzano & Barriga Salazar 2017:228 [ref. 35332]). Current status: Synonym of Hypostomus annectens (Regan 1904). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.