microps, Plecostomus Steindachner [F.] 1877:688 [130], Pl. 13 [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.); ref. 4224] Rio de Janeiro (possibly Rio Parahyba), Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 45337.1. Paralectotypes: NMW 45337.2 (1). Type catalog:Ferraris 2007:273 [ref. 29155]. On p. 130 of separate. Lectotype selected by Langeani 1990:8 [ref. 16376]. •Valid as Neoplecostomus microps (Steindachner 1877) -- (Isbrücker 1980:7 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:429 [ref. 12860], Langeani 1990:8 [ref. 16736], Bizerril 1995:698 [ref. 23196], de Pinna 1998:304 [ref. 23847], Isbrücker 2001:30, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:319 [ref. 27061], Zawadzki et al. 2004:579 [ref. 27753], Ferraris 2007:273 [ref. 29155], Zawadzki et al. 2008:46 [ref. 29594], Chiachio et al. 2008:610 [ref. 30127], Pereira et al. 2010:37 [ref. 30753], Roxo et al. 2012:16 [ref. 31839], Roxo et al. 2012:39 [ref. 32073], Rosa et al. 2014:59 [ref. 33228], Roxo et al. 2014:125 [ref. 33492], Cherobim et al. 2016:10 [ref. 35001], Pereira & Reis 2017:74 [ref. 35307], Roxo et al. 2017:351 [ref. 35310], Roxo et al. 2017:238 [ref. 35467], Silva et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36454], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:45 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Neoplecostomus microps (Steindachner 1877). Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae. Distribution: South America: Paraíba do Sul River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.