embera, Sternopygus Torgersen [K. T.], Galindo-Cuervo [A. M.], Ortega-Lara [A.], Lujan [N. K.], Reis [R. E.] & Albert [J. S.] 2026:543, Figs. 1, 2, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6, 8A [Zootaxa 5748 (no. 4); ref. 42756] Río Baudó at muddy beach downstream of Puerto Meluk, Chocó Department, Colombia, 5°12'35.9"N, 76°57'16.3"W. Holotype: CZUT-IC 28654 [ex ROM 111084]. Paratypes: CZUT-IC, FMNH, ICNMHN, IMCN, NRM, ROM, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Sternopygus embera Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Ortega-Lara, Lujan, Reis & Albert 2026. Current status: Valid as Sternopygus embera Torgersen, Galindo-Cuervo, Ortega-Lara, Lujan, Reis & Albert 2026. Sternopygidae: Sternopyginae. Distribution: South America: Baudó and San Juan River basins, Chocó and Valle del Cauca Departments, Pacific slope of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.