Hypostomus khimaera Tencatt, Zawadzki & Froehlich, 2014: 598, fig. 13.

Paratypes: 1 lot, 4 specimens —NUP 14506, 4, 125.7– 141.5 mm SL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Porto Estrela, córrego Salobo, rio Paraguai basin, Serra das Araras, 15°39’03”S, 57°12’54”W, O.A. Shibatta, 2–3 Aug 1999 .