ABSTRACT A new miniature species of banjo catfish of the genus Hoplomyzon is described from the Lake Maracaibo Basin in Venezuela. The new species is distinguished from all its congeners by the straight anterior margin of the mesethmoid (vs. a medial notch); a smooth and straight ventral surface of the premaxilla (vs. https://www.roneverhart.com/Neumann-KK-205-Supercardioid-Capsule-Head-Black-008654-p29875/