Hypostomus freirei Penido, Pessali & Zawadzki, 2021: 4, fig 3.

Holotype (Fig. 6): NUP 22602, 208.5 mm SL: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Vale, rio Paraopeba, rio São Francisco basin 20°27’19”S, 43°59’4”W, I.S. Penido, G.M. Santos, E. Fernandes, T. F. Teixeira, M.H. Sabaj, G.C. Zawadzki & C.H. Zawadzki, 11 Jan 2019.

Paratypes: 1 lot, 18 specimens —NUP 22603, 18, 75.8–204.2 mm SL: collected with holotype .