Taubateia

Taubateia paraiba was a species of catfish from the family Loricariidae. It was found in the Tremembé Formation sediments of the Taubaté Basin in eastern São Paulo State, Brazil. The genus name "Taubateia" comes from the name Taubate, in reference to the basin where the fossil comes from. The species name "paraiba" comes from the name of the river Paraíba do Sul.
It is unclear to which subfamily "T. paraiba" belongs. The ventral skull length is .