Lasiancistrus guacharote (Valenciennes 1840)

This species can be distinguished from all its congeners except for L. schomburgkiiby having a single to a small patch of platelets ventromedially from the insertion of the pectoral-fin spine and nowhere else ventrally, and from by having black spots in the dorsal fin (vs. no or white spots) and black bands in the paired and caudal fins (vs. bands absent) (Ref. 56920).

Lasiancistrus guacharote is a species of armored catfish native to the Lake Maracaibo basin of Colombia and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of 11.95 centimetres (4.70 in) TL.