aspilogaster, Plecostomus Cope [E. D.] 1894:100, Pl. 7 [8] (figs. 14, 14a) [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 33; ref. 965] Rio Jacuhy, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lectotype: ANSP 21781. Paralectotypes: ANSP 21782-84 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:121 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:251 [ref. 29155]. Intended Pl. 7 was reversed with Pl. 8. Lectotype selected by Reis et al. 1990:733 [ref. 16139]. •Valid as Hypostomus aspilogaster (Cope 1894) -- (Isbrücker 1980:19 [ref. 2303], Malabarba 1989:151 [ref. 14217], Burgess 1989:430 [ref. 12860], Reis et al. 1990:733 [ref. 16139], Isbrücker 2001:31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:18 [ref. 27178], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:356 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:79 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:251 [ref. 29155], Cardoso et al. 2012:77 [ref. 32154], Litz & Koerber 2014:25 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:42 [ref. 35117], Cardoso et al. 2016:20 [ref. 34373], Bertaco et al. 2016:418 [ref. 34561], Zawadzki et al. 2016:271 [ref. 34908], Nión et al. 2016:32 [ref. 35565], Zawadzki et al. 2017:570 [ref. 35666], Zawadzki et al. 2018:[17] [ref. 35944], Loureiro et al. 2023:108 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus aspilogaster (Cope 1894). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Uruguay River basin and Laguna dos Patos drainage (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.