Species that contain: Trichomycterus and punctulatus [ 2 ] records

piurae, Pygidium punctulatum Eigenmann [C. H.] 1922:63 [Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 9 (no. 1); ref. 1243] Piura, Peru. Holotype: CAS 58119 [ex IU 15224]. Paratypes: (22) CAS 58120 (14), FMNH 58672 (3), 77904 (5). Additional original material: CAS 64589 [ex IU 15061] (14), 64590 [ex IU 15225] (1); ?CAS [ex CM 7675; IU 15223] (4), FMNH 58646-47 (2, 1) Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:73 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:421 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Trichomycterus punctulatus Valenciennes 1846, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Burgess 1989:323 [ref. 12860]). •Valid as Trichomycterus piurae (Eigenmann 1922) -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:283 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:421 [ref. 29155], García-Melo et al. 2016:237 [ref. 34471], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Valenzuela et al. 2023:95 [ref. 40815]). Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus piurae (Eigenmann 1922). Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: Piura River basin, Pacific slope (Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

punctulatus, Trichomycterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:488, Pl. 552 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Lima, Peru. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3168 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:60-61 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:422 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Trichomycterus punctulatus Valenciennes 1846 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:16 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:322 [ref. 12860] as punctulatum, Arratia 1998:354 [ref. 23661], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Fernández 2000:32 [ref. 26195] as punctatus, de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:283 [ref. 27061], Fernández & Chuquihuamaní 2007:55 [ref. 29320], Ferraris 2007:422 [ref. 29155], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Mesa S. et al. 2018:110 [ref. 35987], Vilardo et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40643] as "Trichomycterus" punctulatus). Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus punctulatus Valenciennes 1846. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae. Distribution: South America: western Peru. Habitat: freshwater.