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Genera in the family or subfamily Characidiinae: [ 16 ] records

Ammocryptocharax Weitzman [S. H.] & Kanazawa [R. H.] 1976:326 Masc. Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976. Type by original designation. •Valid as Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976 -- (Taphorn 1992:365 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:107 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:325 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Characidium Reinhardt [J. T.] 1867:55 Neut. Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt 1867. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Géry 1977:115 [ref. 1597], Weitzman & Géry 1981:887 [ref. 14218], Malabarba 1989:131 [ref. 14217], Taphorn 1992:368 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Buckup & Reis 1997:531 [ref. 22903], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Britski et al. 1999:69 [ref. 24147], Buckup & Hahn 2000:150 [ref. 24257], Presswell et al. 2000:175 [ref. 24440], Melo & Buckup 2002:992 [ref. 26508], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061], Taphorn et al. 2006:2 [ref. 28733], da Graça & Pavanelli 2008:53 [ref. 29583], da Graça et al. 2008:329 [ref. 29629], Silveira et al. 2008:169 [ref. 29706], Alves et al. 2010:77 [ref. 30758], Oliveira et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31685], Peixoto & Wosiacki 2013:52 [ref. 32558], Netto-Ferreira et al. 2013:261 [ref. 32717], Lujan et al. 2013:454 [ref. 32922], Leitão & Buchup 2014:14 [ref. 33323], Zanata & Camelier 2014:333 [ref. 33380], Casciotta et al. 2015:1 [ref. 33697], Melo & Oyakawa 2015:281 [ref. 33788], Mendonça & Netto-Ferreira 2015:187 [ref. 33967], Zanata & Ohara 2015:368 [ref. 33970], Zanata & Camelier 2015:487 [ref. 33983], Zanata et al. 2015:371 [ref. 34023], Bertaco et al. 2016:414 [ref. 34561], Melo et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 34807], Melo & Espíndola 2016:552 [ref. 34928], Zanata et al. 2018:77 [ref. 36279], Malanski et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36865], da Graça et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37061], Agudelo-Zamora et al. 2020:249 [ref. 37476], Zanata et al. 2020:505 [ref. 37575], Flausino Junior et al. 2020:350 [ref. 37666], Agudelo-Zamora et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37812], Zanata et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37813], Teixeira & Melo 2020:1 [ref. 37999], Zanata & Ohara 2020:1 [ref. 38004], Melo et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38125], Armbruster et al. 2021:102 [ref. 38198], Melo et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38401], Oliveira-Silva et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39121], Zanata et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40053], Oliveira-Silva et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41256], Stabile et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41591], Zanata et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41604]). Current status: Valid as Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Chorimycterus Cope [E. D.] 1894:67 Masc. Chorimycterus tenuis Cope 1894. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Taphorn 1992:368 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Elachocharax Myers [G. S.] 1927:114 Masc. Elachocharax pulcher Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Elacocharax is a misspelling. •Valid as Elachocharax Myers 1927 -- (Géry 1977:119 [ref. 1597], Weitzman & Géry 1981 [ref. 14218], Weitzman 1986 [ref. 5983], Taphorn 1992:392 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:146 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:326 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Elachocharax Myers 1927. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Geisleria Géry [J.] 1971:154 Fem. Geisleria junki Géry 1971. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Geisleria Géry 1971 -- (Géry 1977:122 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Elachocharax Myers 1927 -- (Weitzman & Géry 1981:888 [ref. 14218], Taphorn 1992:392 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:146 [ref. 20831], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:91 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Elachocharax Myers 1927. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Geryichthys Zarske [A.] 1997:158 Masc. Geryichthys sterbai Zarske 1997. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Gerichthys in the Zoological Record 1997/98. •Valid as Geryichthys Zarske 1997 -- (Presswell et al. 2000:177 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Melo et al. 2016:[6] [ref. 34807]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Jobertina (subgenus of Characidium) Pellegrin [J.] 1909:151 Fem. Characidium (Jobertina) interruptum Pellegrin 1909. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Jobertina Pellegrin 1909 -- (Géry 1977:114 [ref. 1597], Malabarba 1989:136 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Britski et al. 1999:69 [ref. 24147], Melo & Buckup 2002:991 [ref. 26508], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Klausewitzia Géry [J.] 1965:198 Fem. Klausewitzia ritae Géry 1965. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Klausewitzia Géry 1865 -- (Géry 1977:119 [ref. 1597], Buckup 1993:135 [ref. 20831], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Klausewitzia Géry 1965. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Leptocharacidium Buckup [P. A.] 1993:103 Neut. Leptocharacidium omospilus Buckup 1993. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Leptocharacidium Buckup 1993 -- (Buckup 1993:325 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Leptocharacidium Buckup 1993. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Melanocharacidium Buckup [P. A.] 1993:113 Neut. Characidium blennioides Eigenmann 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Melanocharacidium Buckup 1993 -- (Costa & Vicente 1994 [ref. 21307], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:92 [ref. 27061], Oliveira et al. 2011:10 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Melanocharacidium Buckup 1993. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Microcharacidium Buckup [P. A.] 1993:137 Neut. Jobertina eleotrioides Géry 1960. Type by original designation. •Valid as Microcharacidium Buckup 1993 -- (Buckup 1993:326 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:163, 170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:191 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:93 [ref. 27061], Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004], Vieira & Netto-Ferreira 2021:57 [ref. 38067]). Current status: Valid as Microcharacidium Buckup 1993. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Microcharax Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:35 Masc. Nannostomus lateralis Boulenger 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Nanognathus Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:2 Masc. Nanognathus borellii Boulenger 1895. Type by monotypy. Mention -- (Géry 1977:155 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Taphorn 1992:368 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Odontocharacidium Buckup [P. A.] 1993:136 Neut. Klausewitzia aphanes Weitzman & Kanazawa 1977. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Odontocharacidium Buckup 1993 -- (Buckup 1993:326 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:93 [ref. 27061], Queiroz Rodrigues & Netto-Ferreira 2020:1 [ref. 37633]). Current status: Valid as Odontocharacidium Buckup 1993. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Poecilosomatops (subgenus of Characidium) Fowler [H. W.] 1906:323 Masc. Characidium etheostoma Cope 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867 -- (Taphorn 1992:368 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:148 [ref. 20831], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Characidium Reinhardt 1867. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.

Skiotocharax Presswell [B.], Weitzman [S. H.] & Bergquist [T.] 2000:178 Masc. Skiotocharax meizon Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist 2000. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Skiotocharax Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist 2000 -- (Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:93 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Skiotocharax Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist 2000. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.