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Genera in the family or subfamily Callichthyinae: [ 14 ] records

Callichthys Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:451 Masc. Silurus callichthys Linnaeus 1758. Appeared first without species; first addition of species not researched. Original spelling was Calichthys, and that spelling is regarded as a misprint for Callichthys (or Art. 33.3.1 can be used to suppress the original spelling). •Valid as Callichthys Scopoli 1777 -- (Gosline 1940:6 [ref. 6489], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:146 [ref. 14217], de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Britski et al. 1999:124 [ref. 24147], Franz 2001:21 [ref. 25831], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155], Ardila Rodríguez 2006:3 [ref. 29567], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Callichthys Scopoli 1777. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Callichthys Gronow [L. T.] 1763:127 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Callichthys Scopoli 1777 -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Callichthys Linck [H. F.] 1790:32 Masc. Silurus callichthys Linnaeus 1758. Possibly is an available use of Callichthys Gronow 1763; not intended as a new genus by Linck. •Synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777 -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Callichthys Meuschen [F. C.] 1778:39 Masc. Silurus callichthys Linnaeus 1758. Original not seen; taken from Fowler (MS). Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 260). •In the synonymy of Callichthys Scopoli 1777 -- (Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Cascadura Ellis [M. D.] 1913:387 Fem. Cascadura maculocephala Ellis 1913. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cascadura Ellis 1913 -- (Gosline 1940:8 [ref. 6489]). •Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858 -- (Reis 1997:301 [ref. 22747], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Cataphractops Fowler [H. W.] 1915:231 Masc. Callichthys melampterus Cope 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cataphractops Fowler 1915 -- (Gosline 1940:8 [ref. 6489], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858 -- (Reis 1997:301 [ref. 22747], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Cataphractus Bloch [M. E.] 1794:80 Masc. Silurus callichthys Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:51 [ref. 2407]. •Objective synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777 -- (Gosline 1940:6 [ref. 6489], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:110 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Callichthys Scopoli 1777. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Decapogon Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1888:165 Masc. Callichthys adspersus Steindachner 1876. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Dianema Cope 1871 -- (Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Dianema Cope 1871. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Dianema Cope [E. D.] 1871:112 Neut. Dianema longibarbis Cope 1872. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first as above, with brief description and no species; species added by Cope 1872:276 [ref. 921]. •Valid as Dianema Cope 1871 -- (Gosline 1940:9 [ref. 6489], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Franz 2001:21[ref. 25831], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Dianema Cope 1871. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Diasternum Franz [D.] 2001:17 Neut. Hoplosternum punctatum Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858 -- (Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Ellisichthys Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1920:11 Masc. Cascadura maculocephala Ellis 1913. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Cascadura Ellis 1913, apparently not preoccupied. •In the synonymy of Cascadura Ellis 1913 -- (Gosline 1940:8 [ref. 6489]). •Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858 -- (Reis 1997:301 [ref. 22747], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Hoplosternum Gill 1858. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Hoplosternum Gill [T. N.] 1858:395 Neut. Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes 1834. Type by original designation. Spelled Hoplosternon by Bleeker 1862:391 [ref. 391]. •Valid as Hoplosternum Gill 1858 -- (Gosline 1940:6 [ref. 6489], Burgess 1989:364 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:148 [ref. 14217], Reis 1997:299, 301 [ref. 22747], de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Britski et al. 1999:124 [ref. 24147], Franz 2001:20 [ref. 25831], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:304 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Ferraris 2007:127 [ref. 29155], Scharpf 2007:5 [ref. 30398], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Hoplosternum Gill 1858. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] 1997:315 Neut. Callichthys pectoralis Boulenger 1895. Type by original designation. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum Reis 1997 -- (de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Franz 2001:21 [ref. 25831], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Knaack 2006:49 [ref. 30731], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.

Megalechis Reis [R. E.] 1997:310 Fem. Callichthys thoracatus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Megalechis Reis 1997 -- (de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Franz 2001:21 [ref. 25831], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Reis et al. 2005:678 [ref. 28320], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Megalechis Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.