Wilson S. SerraFabrizio ScarabinoSabina WlodekGiovanni Minervino FurtadoAndrés Balao2026-03-222026-03-22202010.26462/29.1.5https://doi.org/10.26462/29.1.5https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/69031A recent expedition to lower Yaguarón river basin in northeastern Uruguay, revealed the presence of the loricariid catfish ‘Hemiancistrus’ punctulatus Cardozo & Malabarba, 1999, which represents the first record of this species for the country. We propose it as an endangered species for Uruguay considering its restricted distribution.esLoricariidaeCatfishEndangered speciesGeographyFisheryZoologyBiologyarticle