Author: (Castelnau, 1855)
Remark: New combination with genus description by Rapp Py-Daniel (1989:245); Redescription based on possible syntypes by Regan (1904:235); see Santos et al. (1984:56, as <Hemiancistrus niveatus</i>) and Stawikowski (1991:261) for coloration of living specimens and ecological notes.