varius, Liposarcus Cope [E. D.] 1872:284 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Lectotype: ANSP 21931. Paralectotypes: ANSP 8243-74 (31), 21925-26 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:125 [ref. 13621] as holotype and paratypes, Ferraris 2007:292 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype established by Fowler 1915:233 [ref. 1392] •Valid as Pterygoplichthys varius (Cope 1872) -- (Isbrücker 1980:42 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:433 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Liposarcus pardalis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Weber 1992:27 [ref. 19714], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:20 [ref. 27178], Weber in Reis et al. 2003:365 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau 1855) -- (Ferraris 2007:292 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau 1855). Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Habitat: freshwater.