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Genera in the family or subfamily Characinae: [ 25 ] records

Acanthocharax Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:258, 404 Masc. Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Acanthocharax Eigenmann 1912 -- (Géry 1977:310 [ref. 1597], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006]). Current status: Valid as Acanthocharax Eigenmann 1912. Characidae: Characinae.

Acestrocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1910:447 Masc. Xiphorhamphus anomalus Steindachner 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1849, but a valid subgenus Acestrocephalus -- (Géry 1977:307 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Acestrocephalus Eigenmann 1910 -- (Menezes 1976:37 [ref. 7073] in subfamily Cynopotaminae, Menezes 1977 [ref. 7070], Taphorn 1992:39 [ref. 23654], Lasso & Taphorn 2000:443 [ref. 25255], Menezes 2006:386 [ref. 28897] dated 1909, Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Acestrocephalus Eigenmann 1910. Characidae: Characinae.

Anacyrtus Günther [A.] 1864:345 Masc. Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Epicyrtus Müller & Troschel 1844, preoccupied by Epicyrtus Dejean 1833 in Coleoptera. •Objective synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Taphorn 1992:152 [ref. 23654], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Asiphonichthys Cope [E. D.] 1894:67 Masc. Asiphonichthys stenopterus Cope 1894. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Géry 1977:310 [ref. 1597], Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Malabarba 1989:132 [ref. 14217] based on placement of type species, Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Atopomesus Myers [G. S.] 1927:112 Masc. Atopomesus pachyodus Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Atopomesus Myers 1927 -- (Géry 1977:587 [ref. 1597], Malabarba 1998:231 [ref. 23844], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:113 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:11 [ref. 30267] as incertae sedis in Characidae, Mirande 2010:545 [ref. 31006], Esguícero & Castro 2016:241 [ref. 34949], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Atopomesus Myers 1927. Characidae: Characinae.

Characinus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:269 Masc. Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1917:66 [ref. 2407]. •Objective synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Taphorn 1992:152 [ref. 23654], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Charax Gronow [L. T.] 1763:123 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27061]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Charax Scopoli [J. A.] (ex Gronow) 1777:455 Masc. Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared without included species; first addition of species not researched; type designated by Eigenmann 1910:444 [ref. 1224] if gibbosus was an originally-included species. •Valid as Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Géry 1977:307 [ref. 1597], Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Lucena 1989 [ref. 12852], Malabarba 1989:132 [ref. 14217], Taphorn 1992:152 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:55 [ref. 24147], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Menezes & Lucena 2014:193, 195 [ref. 33369], Menezes & Lucena 2014:193 [ref. 33369], Sarmiento et al. 2014:45, 184 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:413 [ref. 34561], Guimarães et al. 2018:83 [ref. 35775], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Charaxodon Fernández-Yépez [A.] 1947:1 Masc. Charax metae Eigenmann 1922. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Géry 1977:309 [ref. 1597] based on placement of type species, Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Cynocharax (subgenus of Roeboides) Fowler [H. W.] 1907:457 Masc. Anacyrtus affinis Günther 1868. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864 -- (Taphorn 1992:315 [ref. 2365], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864. Characidae: Characinae.

Cynopotamus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:317 Masc. Hydrocyon argenteus Valenciennes 1847. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1912:403 [ref. 1227]. •Valid as Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Menezes 1976:22 [ref. 7073] in subfamily Cynopotaminae, Géry 1977:306 [ref. 1597], Menezes 1987:1 [ref. 8072], Taphorn 1992:179 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:7 [ref. 27878], Britski et al. 1999:52 [ref. 24147], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27061], Menezes 2007:55 [ref. 29297], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:413 [ref. 34561], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850. Characidae: Characinae.

Cyrtocharax Fowler [H. W.] 1907:454 Masc. Anacrytus [sic] limaesquamis Cope 1878. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Menezes 1976:22 [ref. 7073], Taphorn 1992:179 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:9 [ref. 27878], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27061], Menezes 2007:23 [ref. 29171]). Current status: Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850. Characidae: Characinae.

Epicyrtus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:92 Masc. Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Epicyrtus Dejean 1833 in Coleoptera, replaced by Anacyrtus Günther 1864. •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Taphorn 1992:152 [ref. 23654], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:200 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Eucynopotamus Fowler [H. W.] 1904:119 Masc. Cynopotamus biserialis Garman 1890. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Evermannella Eigenmann 1903, preoccupied by Evermannella Fowler 1901 in fishes. •Valid as Eucynopotamus Fowler 1904 -- (Géry 1977:315 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864 -- (Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864. Characidae: Characinae.

Evermannella Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:146 Fem. Cynopotamus biserialis Garman 1890. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Evermannella Fowler 1901 in fishes; replaced by Eucynopotamus Fowler 1904 and by Evermannolus Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907. •Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864 -- (Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864. Characidae: Characinae.

Evermannolus Eigenmann [C. H.] in Eigenmann & Ogle 1907:2, 3 Masc. Cynopotamus biserialis Garman 1890. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Evermannella Eigenmann 1903, preoccupied by Evermannella Fowler 1901 in fishes; objective synonym of earlier replacement Eucynopotamus Fowler 1904. •Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864 -- (Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:205 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Roeboides Günther 1864. Characidae: Characinae.

Galeocharax Fowler [H. W.] 1910:790 Masc. Cynopotamus gulo Cope 1870. Type by original designation. •Valid as Galeocharax Fowler 1910 -- (Menezes 1976:40 [ref. 7073] in subfamily Cynopotaminae, Taphorn 1992:185 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:7 [ref. 27878], Britski et al. 1999:52 [ref. 24147], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Menezes 2007:21 [ref. 29171], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:413 [ref. 34561], Giovannetti et al. 2017:[3] [ref. 35215], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Galeocharax Fowler 1910. Characidae: Characinae.

Grammabrycon Fowler [H. W.] 1941:190 Masc. Grammabrycon calverti Fowler 1941. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907 -- (see Böhlke 1984:44 [ref. 13621], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907. Characidae: Characinae.

Hybocharax (subgenus of Cynopotamus) Géry [J.] & Vu [T.-T.] 1963:240 Masc. Cynopotamus bipunctatus Pellegrin 1909. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1849, but a valid subgenus Hybocharax as described -- (Géry 1977:306 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Menezes 1976:22 [ref. 7073] in subfamily Cynopotaminae, Taphorn 1992:179 [ref. 23654], Braga 1994:9 [ref. 27878], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:202 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Cynopotamus Valenciennes 1850. Characidae: Characinae.

Microschemobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:56 Masc. Microschemobrycon guaporensis Eigenmann 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Microschemobrycon Eigenmann 1915 -- (Géry 1977:598 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:263 [ref. 23654], Malabarba 1998:231 [ref. 23844], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:145 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Aphyoditeinae, Mirande 2010:528 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685] unplaced in Characidae, Ohara et al. 2019:326 [ref. 36615], Esguícero & Mendonça 2023:444 [ref. 40521], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Microschemobrycon Eigenmann 1915. Characidae: Characinae.

Moralesia Fowler [H. W.] 1943:96 Fem. Anacyrtus tectifer Cope 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Apparently preoccupied by Moralesia Espanol 1844 in Coleoptera [not researched], replaced by Moralesicus Fowler 1958. •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777, but a valid subgenus Moralesia -- (Géry 1977:307 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Moralesicus Fowler [H. W.] 1958:9 Masc. Anacyrtus tectifer Cope 1870. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Moralesia Fowler 1943, preoccupied by Moralesia Espanol 1844 in Coleoptera [not researched]. •Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777 -- (Lucena 1987:26 [ref. 17724], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:201 [ref. 27061], Menezes & Lucena 2014:195 [ref. 33369]). Current status: Synonym of Charax Scopoli 1777. Characidae: Characinae.

Phenacogaster Eigenmann [C. H.] 1907:769 Fem. Tetragonopterus pectinatus Cope 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907 -- (Géry 1977:527 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:295 [ref. 23654], Malabarba & Lucena 1995 [ref. 21946], Britski et al. 1999:40 [ref. 24147], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061], Lucena & Gama 2007:151 [ref. 29059], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Lucena & Malabarba 2010:263 [ref. 30880], Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Antonetti et al. 2018:271 [ref. 36204], Lucena & Lucena 2019:1 [ref. 36690], Souza et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40222], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae, Romero-Figueroa & Carvalho 2024:619 [ref. 41769]). Current status: Valid as Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907. Characidae: Characinae.

Roeboides (subgenus of Anacyrtus) Günther [A.] 1864:345, 347-348 Masc. Epicyrtus microlepis Reinhardt 1851. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 345) as a section or subgenus of Anacyrtus with corresponding species on p. 347-348. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:445 [ref. 1224] (not by Jordan 1919:333 [4904]). Spelled Rhaeboides by Berg 1899:94 [not investigated], also Raeboides by authors. •Valid as Roeboides Günther 1864 -- (Géry 1977:315 [ref. 1597], Lucena 1988 [ref. 22126], Taphorn 1992:315 [ref. 23654], Lucena 1998:28 [ref. 23597], Britski et al. 1999:53 [ref. 24147], Lucena 2000:10 [ref. 24559], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:204 [ref. 27061], Lucena 2003:283 [ref. 27452], Lucena 2007:117 [ref. 29256], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Characinae, Mirande 2010:490 [ref. 31006], Lucena 2011:1663 [ref. 31620], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Matamoros et al. 2013:285 [ref. 32755], Bertaco et al. 2016:414 [ref. 34561], Melo et al. 2024:16 [ref. 41541] in Characinae). Current status: Valid as Roeboides Günther 1864. Characidae: Characinae.

Vesicatrus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1911:174 Masc. Vesicatrus tegatus Eigenmann 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Vesicatrus Eigenmann 1911 -- (Géry 1977:530 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907 -- (Malabarba & de Lucena 1995:341 [ref. 21946], Lucena and Menezes in Reis et al. 2003:203 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907. Characidae: Characinae.