stellata, Rineloricaria Ghazzi [M. S.] 2008:112, Fig. 8 [Iheringia, Série Zoologia (Porto Alegre) v. 98 (no. 1); ref. 29636] Ijuí, arroio afluente do rio Ijuí, estrada de São Luiz Gonzaga/Ituí, 28°23'S, 53°55'W, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 19682. Paratypes: many at MAPA, MCP, UFRGS. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Rineloricaria stellata Ghazzi 2008 -- (Koerber 2014:10 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:46 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:420 [ref. 34561], Loureiro et al. 2023:99 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Rineloricaria stellata Ghazzi 2008. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: tributaries of the Uruguay River (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.