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Genera in the family or subfamily Cynolebiinae: [ 26 ] records

Acantholebias (subgenus of Austrolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:50 Masc. Cynolebias luteoflammulatus Vaz-Ferreira, Sierra de Soriano & Scaglia de Paulete 1964. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998, but a valid subgenus as described. •Valid as Acantholebias Costa 2008 -- (Alonso et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40292]). Current status: Valid as Acantholebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Acrolebias (subgenus of Austrolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:51 Masc. Cynolebias carvalhoi Myers 1947. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998, but a valid subgenus as described. •Valid as Acrolebias Costa 2008 -- (Alonso et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40292]). Current status: Valid as Acrolebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Amatolebias Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Alanís [W. S. S.], Calviño [P.], Montes [M. M.], García [I. D.], Barneche [J. A.], Almirón [A.], Ciotek [L.], Giorgis [P.] & Casciotta [J. R.] 2023:7 Masc. Austrolebias wichi Alonso, Terán, Calviño, García, Cardoso & García 2018. Type by original designation. •Valid as Amatolebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis & Casciotta 2023. Current status: Valid as Amatolebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón et al. 2023. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Argolebias (subgenus of Austrolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:51 Masc. Cynolebias nigripinnis Regan 1912. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998, but a valid subgenus as described. •Valid as Argolebias Costa 2008 -- (Alonso et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40292], Alonsa et al. 2024:298 [ref. 40863]). Current status: Valid as Argolebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Austrolebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1998:75 Masc. Cynolebias bellottii Steindachner 1881. Type by original designation. •Valid as Austrolebias Costa 1998 -- (Lazara 2001:59 [ref. 25711], Costa & Cheffe 2001:180 [ref. 25851], Costa 2002:916 [ref. 26505], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:527 [ref. 27061], Costa et al. 2004:13 [ref. 27657], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Loureiro et al. 2004:21 [ref. 27658], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Calviño 2005:183 [ref. 28679], Costa 2006:10 [ref. 28708], Calviño 2007:22 [ref. 29117], Loureiro & García 2008:1 [ref. 30099], Ferrer dos Santos et al. 2008:175 [ref. 29705], Costa 2009:179 [ref. 30417], Costa 2009:149 [ref. 30511], Costa 2009:180 [ref. 30417], Costa 2010:1996 [ref. 30858], Costa 2011:98 [ref. 31504], Loureiro et al. 2011:335 [ref. 31392], Montãna et al. 2012:589 [ref. 32122], Lanés et al. 2014:117 [ref. 33234], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Costa 2014:97 [ref. 33514], Volcan et al. 2014:161 [ref. 33543], Nielsen & Pillet 2015:172 [ref. 34011], Alonso et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34643], Bertaco et al. 2016:423 [ref. 34561], Volcan et al. 2017:387 [ref. 35260], Costa et al. 2017:139 [ref. 35626], Volcan et al. 2017:141 [ref. 35644], Alonso et al. 2018:1 [ref. 35938], Loureiro et al. 2018:9 [ref. 36240], Serra & Loureiro 2018:547 [ref. 36329], García et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36487], Volcan & Severo-Neto 2019:541 [ref. 36539], Fernandes et al. 2020:[3] 3 [ref. 38700], Lanés et al. 2021:499 [ref. 38189], Volcan et al. 2021:87 [ref. 38292], Alonso et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40292], Drawert & Ergueta 2024:1 [ref. 41211]). Current status: Valid as Austrolebias Costa 1998. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Bathylebias (subgenus of Cynolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:56 Masc. Cynolebias griseus Costa, Lacerda & Brasil 1990. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876, but a valid subgenus Bathylebias as described. Current status: Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Campellolebias Vaz-Ferreira [R.] & Sierra de Soriano [B.] 1974:14 Masc. Campellolebias brucei Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano 1974. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Campellolebias Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano 1974 -- (Costa et al. 1989 [ref. 9292], Costa 1990:88 [ref. 16650], Costa 1995:96 [ref. 22097], Costa 1995:349 [ref. 22103], Costa 1998:74 [ref. 23792], Murphy et al. 1999:292 [ref. 25492], Lazara 2001:69 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:11 [ref. 26061], Costa 2002:280 [ref. 26544], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:528 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa 2006:34 [ref. 28724], Costa 2008:147 [ref. 29596], Costa 2012:313 [ref. 31750], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Costa 2016:129 [ref. 34776] in Cynopoecilini, Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240], Volcan et al. 2025:75 [ref. 42027]). Current status: Valid as Campellolebias Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano 1974. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Cynolebias Steindachner [F.] 1876:172 Masc. Cynolebias porosus Steindachner 1876. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Cynelebias in Zoological Record for 1876. •Valid as Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066], Amato 1986 [ref. 9170], Costa et al. 1988 [ref. 6372], Malabarba 1989:158 [ref. 14217], Costa 1989 [ref. 14323], Costa 1990:86 [ref. 16650], Costa & Brasil 1990 [ref. 14543], Costa & Brasil 1991 [ref. 16651], Lazara 1991:139 [ref. 20508], Costa & Brasil 1993 [ref. 21101], Costa 1995:33 [ref. 22097], Costa 1998:76 [ref. 23792], Murphy et al. 1999:292 [ref. 25492], Lazara 2001:77 [ref. 25711], Costa 2001:347 [ref. 25719], Costa 2002:916 [ref. 26505], Costa 2002:379 [ref. 26544], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:529 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa et al. 2007:129 [ref. 29226], Costa 2009:145, 147, 149 [ref. 30511], Costa 2010:1996 [ref. 30858], Costa et al. 2010:283 [ref. 30866], Costa et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32952], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Costa 2014:79 [ref. 33510], Costa 2016:129 [ref. 34776] in Cynopoecilini, Costa 2017:333 [ref. 35623], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240], Nielsen et al. 2018:113 [ref. 35996]). Current status: Valid as Cynolebias Steindachner 1876. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Cynopoecilus Regan [C. T.] 1912:642 Masc. Cynolebias melanotaenia Regan 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Cynopoecilus Regan 1912 -- (Costa 1990:88 [ref. 16650], Costa 1995:100 [ref. 22097], Costa 1998:73 [ref. 23792], Lazara 2001:79 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:12 [ref. 26061], Costa 2002:280 [ref. 26544], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:530 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa 2008:147 [ref. 29596], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Ferrer et al. 2014:846 [ref. 33589], Costa et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34354], Bertaco et al. 2016:424 [ref. 34561], Costa 2016:129 [ref. 34776], Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Cynopoecilus Regan 1912. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Cypholebias (subgenus of Austrolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:56 Masc. Cynolebias robustus Günther 1883. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998, but a valid subgenus as described. •Valid as Cypholebias Costa 2008 -- (Alonso et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40292]). Current status: Valid as Cypholebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Garcialebias Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Alanís [W. S. S.], Calviño [P.], Montes [M. M.], García [I. D.], Barneche [J. A.], Almirón [A.], Ciotek [L.], Giorgis [P.] & Casciotta [J. R.] 2023:13 Masc. Cynolebias reicherti Loureiro & García 2004. Type by original designation. •Valid as Garcialebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis & Casciotta 2023. Current status: Valid as Garcialebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón et al. 2023. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Gymnolebias (subgenus of Austrolebias) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:55 Masc. Cynolebias gymnoventris Amato 1986. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998 but a valid subgenus as described. •Valid as Gymnolebias Costa 2008 -- (Alonso et al. 2023:10 [ref. 40292]). Current status: Valid as Gymnolebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Hypsolebias (subgenus of Simpsonichthys) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2006:17 Masc. Cynolebias flavicaudatus Costa & Brasil 1990. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959, but a valid subgenus Hypsolebias as described -- (Costa 2007:54 [ref. 29445], Nielsen et al. 2010:57 [ref. 30828], Costa 2010:1997 [ref. 30858]). •Valid as Hypsolebias Costa 2006 -- (Costa & Amorim 2011:99 [ref. 31380], Costa 2011:221 [ref. 31654], Costa et al. 2012:72 [ref. 31845], Nielsen et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32283], Costa et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32952], Costa 2013:141 [ref. 33008], Nielsen et al. 2014:27 [ref. 33143], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Nielsen et al. 2014:131 [ref. 33451], Ponzetto et al. 2016:[7] [ref. 34144] but paraphyletic, Britzke et al. 2016:123 [ref. 34461], Costa et al. 2018:141 [ref. 36034], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240], Costa et al. 2018:495 [ref. 36319], Ramos et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40546], Abrantes et al. 2023:545 [ref. 40706], Abrantes et al. 2026:1 [ref. 42969]). Current status: Valid as Hypsolebias Costa 2006. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Leptolebias (subgenus of Cynolebias) Myers [G. S.] 1952:140 Masc. Cynopoecilus marmoratus Ladiges 1934. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Leptolebias Myers 1952 -- (Costa 1990:88 [ref. 16650], Costa 1995:85 [ref. 22097], Costa 1998:73 [ref. 23792], Murphy et al. 1999:292 [ref. 25492], Lazara 2001:193 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:11 [ref. 26061], Costa 2002:917 [ref. 26505], Costa 2002:380 [ref. 26544], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:530 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa 2008:149 [ref. 29596], Costa 2013:357 [ref. 32567], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Costa 2016:129 [ref. 34776] in Cynopoecilini, Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Leptolebias Myers 1952. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Leptopanchax Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2016:128 Masc. Cynolebias citrinipinnis Costa, Lacerda & Tanizaki 1988. Type by original designation. In Cynopoecilini. •Valid as Leptopanchax Costa 2016 -- (Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240], Costa 2019:73 [ref. 36869]). Current status: Valid as Leptopanchax Costa 2016. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Matilebias Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Alanís [W. S. S.], Calviño [P.], Montes [M. M.], García [I. D.], Barneche [J. A.], Almirón [A.], Ciotek [L.], Giorgis [P.] & Casciotta [J. R.] 2023:9 Masc. Cynolebias alexandri Castello & López 1974. Type by original designation. •Valid as Matilebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis & Casciotta 2023. Current status: Valid as Matilebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón et al. 2023. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Megalebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1998:76 Masc. Cynolebias wolterstorffi Ahl 1924. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998 -- (Costa 2006:10 [ref. 28708]). •Synonym of Austrolebias Costa 1998, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Costa 2008:55 [ref. 30126]). •Valid as Megalebias Costa 1998 -- (Lazara 2001:203 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:916 [ref. 26505], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:531 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Alonso et al. 2023:11 [ref. 40292]). Current status: Valid as Megalebias Costa 1998. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Mucurilebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2014:26 Masc. Cynolebias leitaoi Da Cruz & Peixoto 1992. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mucurilebias Costa 2014 -- (Costa 2016:127 [ref. 34776] in Cynopoecilini, Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Mucurilebias Costa 2014. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Nematolebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1998:75 Masc. Cynolebias whitei Myers 1942. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nematolebias Costa 1998 -- (Lazara 2001:213 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:42 [ref. 26064], Costa 2002:917 [ref. 26505], Costa 2006:15 [ref. 28620], Costa 2009:149 [ref. 30511], Costa 2010:1996 [ref. 30858], Costa et al. 2014:225 [ref. 33239], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Nematolebias Costa 1998. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Notholebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2008:156 Masc. Cynolebias minimus Myers 1942. Type by original designation. •Valid as Notholebias Costa 2008 -- (Costa & Amorim 2013:63 [ref. 32799], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Costa 2016:128 [ref. 34776] in Cynopoecilini, Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Notholebias Costa 2008. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Ophthalmolebias (subgenus of Simpsonichthys) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2006:16 Masc. Simpsonichthys constanciae Myers 1942. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959 but a valid subgenus Ophthalmolebias as described -- (Costa 2007:12 [ref. 29445], Costa 2010:1997 [ref. 30858], Costa & Lima 2010:205 [ref. 31041]). •Valid as Ophthalmolebias Costa 2006 -- (Costa 2010:301 [ref. 31187], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Ponzetto et al. 2016:[7] [ref. 34144] as Ophtalmolebias, Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Ophthalmolebias Costa 2006. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Poecilopanchax (subgenus of Cynopoecilus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2016:129 Masc. Cynopoecilus notabilis Ferrer, Wingert & Malabarba 2014. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynopoecilus Regan 1912, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Cynopoecilus Regan 1912. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Simpsonichthys Carvalho [A. L. de] 1959:2 Masc. Simpsonichthys boitonei Carvalho 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066], Costa 1989:183 [ref. 14323], Costa 1990:86 [ref. 16650], Costa 1995:33 [ref. 22097]). •Valid as Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959 -- (Costa et al. 1996:17 [ref. 22219], Costa & Brasil 1996:93 [ref. 22917], Costa 1996:129 [ref. 25271], Costa & Nielsen 2000:7 [ref. 24442], Costa 2000:8 [ref. 25933], Lazara 2001:269 [ref. 25711], Costa et al. 2001:24 [ref. 25934], Costa 2002:917 [ref. 26505], Costa 2003:31 [ref. 26768], Costa et al. 2003:139 [ref. 26946], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:540 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27569], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Costa & Brasil 2004:1 [ref. 28012], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa 2005:58 [ref. 28575], Costa & Brasil 2006:42 [ref. 28725], Costa 2006:25 [ref. 28771], Costa 2006:16, 17 [ref. 28620] with subgenera, Costa & Brasil 2006:221 [ref. 28843], Costa & Brasil 2007:57 [ref. 29215], Costa 2007:200 [ref. 29338], Costa 2007:7, 25 [ref. 29445], Costa 2008:155 [ref. 29874], Costa & Brasil 2008:245 [ref. 29968], Costa 2009:149 [ref. 30511], Costa 2010:73 [ref. 30777], Nielsen et al. 2010:51 [ref. 30828], Costa 2010:1996 [ref. 30858], Costa & Lima 2010:205 [ref. 31041], Costa 2012:313 [ref. 31750], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Ponzetto et al. 2016:[2] [ref. 34144] as paraphyletic, Nielsen et al. 2017:165 [ref. 35304], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Spectrolebias Costa [W. J. E. M.] & Nielsen [D. T. B.] 1997:258 Masc. Spectrolebias semiocellatus Costa & Nielsen 1997. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959, but a valid subgenus Spectrolebias -- (Costa 2006:17 [ref. 28620], Costa 2007:42 [ref. 29445], Costa & Brasil 2008:245 [ref. 29968], Costa 2010:1997 [ref. 30858]). •Valid as Spectrolebias Costa & Nielsen 1997 -- (Costa 1998:74 [ref. 23792], Lazara 2001:301 [ref. 25711], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:542 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Nielsen 2013:81 [ref. 32696], Nielsen & Brousseau 2013:115 [ref. 32794], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Nielsen & Pillet 2015:180 [ref. 34009], Ponzetto et al. 2016:[7] [ref. 34144] as paraphyletic, Costa & Amorim 2018:359 [ref. 36019], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240], Brousseau 2025:72 [ref. 42250]). Current status: Valid as Spectrolebias Costa & Nielsen 1997. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Titanolebias Alonso [F.], Terán [G. E.], Alanís [W. S. S.], Calviño [P.], Montes [M. M.], García [I. D.], Barneche [J. A.], Almirón [A.], Ciotek [L.], Giorgis [P.] & Casciotta [J. R.] 2023:11 Masc. Cynolebias elongatus Steindachner 1881. Type by original designation. •Valid as Titanolebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón, Ciotek, Giorgis & Casciotta 2023 -- (Alonso et al. 2025:253 [ref. 42115]). Current status: Valid as Titanolebias Alonso, Terán, Alanís, Calviño, Montes, García, Barneche, Almirón et al. 2023. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.

Xenurolebias (subgenus of Simpsonichthys) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2006:16 Masc. Simpsonichthys myersi Carvalho 1971. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Simpsonichthys Carvalho 1959 but a valid subgenus Xenurolebias as described -- (Costa 2007:7 [ref. 29445], Costa 2010:1997 [ref. 30858], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309]). •Valid as Xenurolebias Costa 2006 -- (Costa & Amorim 2014:350 [ref. 33343], Ponzetto et al. 2016:[7] [ref. 34144], Loureiro et al. 2018:8 [ref. 36240], Gomes et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42404]). Current status: Valid as Xenurolebias Costa 2006. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.