altipinnis, Liposarcus Günther [A.] 1864:239 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Rio Cupai [= Cupari], Rio Tapajós basin, Amazon River drainage, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1853.3.19.34. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:291 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Pterygoplichthys altipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Isbrücker 1980:40 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 2001:27 [ref. 25653]). •Valid as Glyptoperichthys altipinnis (Günther 1864) -- (Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:16 [ref. 27178]). •Synonym of Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (Kner 1854) -- (Weber 1992:29 [ref. 19714], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:352 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner 1854) -- (Ferraris 2007:291 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner 1854). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.