Rineloricaria uracantha (Kner, 1863) .

Middle American Armored Catfish; Pez Diablo, Plecostomo, Guitarra, Zapatero, Pleco, Alcalde, Cuchara, Pez Gato Acorazado.

Distribution: Global: Middle America; from southern Costa Rica to eastern Panama,Atlantic and Pacific drainages; Costa Rica: Co (Pacific), 20–160 m.a.s.l., Pri, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Nat, LC.

References: Bussing (1987: 112; 1998: 162; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo et al. (2013: 993, as Fonchiiichthys uracanthus —synonym; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).