Hypostomus kuarup Zawadzki, Birindelli & Lima, 2012: 247, fig. 1.

Paratypes: 1 lot, 5 specimens —NUP 11269, 5, 88.9–127.8 mm SL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Campinápolis, rio Culuene (at the former rapids, current area of reservoir Paranatinga II), rio Xingu basin, 13°51’03”S, 53°15’31”W, J.L.O. Birindelli, L.M. Sousa & A. Akama, 21 Aug 2006 .