macrops, Plecostomus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:170 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 1 (pt 2); ref. 1249] Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MCZ 7888. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:256 [ref. 29155]. Available from description provided in key on p. 170. •Valid as Hypostomus macrops (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888) -- (Isbrücker 1980:27 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:431 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:28, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:19 [ref. 27178], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:360 [ref. 27061], Armbruster 2004:79 [ref. 27644], Ferraris 2007:256 [ref. 29155], Zanata et al. 2013:248 [ref. 32751], Zanata & Pitanga 2016:231 [ref. 34535], Zawadzki et al. 2017:12 [ref. 35355], Ramos et al. 2017:8 [ref. 35396], Zawadzki et al. 2017:571 [ref. 35666], Silva et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37809]). Current status: Valid as Hypostomus macrops (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Rio Das Velhas basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.