cari, Hypostomus Lustosa-Costa [S. Y.], Ramos [T. P. A.], Zawadzki [C. H.], Jacobina [U. P.] & Lima [S. M. Q.] 2024:18, Figs. 12-13 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 201 (no. 3): zlae059; ref. 41308] Parnaíba River, Alto Parnaíba, Maranhão, Brazil. 09°05ʹ21"S, 45°55ʹ32"W. Holotype: NUP 25422. Paratypes: MCP, MZUSP, NUP, UFPB, UFRN. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Hypostomus cari Lustosa-Costa, Ramos, Zawadzki, Jacobina & Lima 2024. Current status: Valid as Hypostomus cari Lustosa-Costa, Ramos, Zawadzki, Jacobina & Lima 2024. Loricariidae: Hypostominae. Distribution: South America: Parnaíba River basin, Ceará, Maranhão and Piauí States, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.