Lithogenes wahari is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Venezuela where it is only known from its type locality in Pawa stream, a tributary of the Cuao River, in the drainage system of the Sipapo River in Amazonas state, in the Guiana Shield. This species reaches a standard length of . The specific name, wahari, is derived from Rúa-Wahari, the creator god of the Piaroa people who are indigenous to the middle of the Orinoco basin, within which this species is found.
References
Further reading Schaefer, S.A. and F. Provenzano, 2008. The Lithogeninae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): anatomy, interrelationships, and description of a new species. Am. Mus. Novit. 3637:1-49.