Corydoras hephaestus Ohara, Tencatt & Britto, 2016: 542, fig. 1.

Paratype: 1 lot, 1 specimen —NUP 18142, 1, 27.8 mm SL: Brazil, Rondônia, Vilhena, tributary of Igarapé Piracolina, upper Rio Machado, Rio Madeira basin, near the road BR-364, 12°48’56”S, 60°06’37”W, W.M. Ohara & P.L. Cunha, 3 Sep 2014 .