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Genera in the family or subfamily Trichomycterinae: [ 21 ] records


Bathophilus Miles [C.] 1942:57 Masc. Pygidium totae Miles 1942. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bathophilus Giglioli 1882 in fishes, replaced by Bathypygidium Whitley 1947. •Synonym of Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943 -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Bathypygidium Whitley [G. P.] 1947:150 Neut. Pygidium totae Miles 1942. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Bathophilus Miles 1942, preoccupied by Bathyophilus Giglioli 1882 in fishes. •Synonym of Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943 -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Bullockia Arratia [G.], Chang G. [A.], Menu-Marque [S.] & Rojas M. [G.] 1978:162 Fem. Hatcheria maldonadoi Eigenmann 1920. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Bullockia Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M. 1978 -- (de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Burgess 1989:323 [ref. 12860], Arratia 1990:400 [ref. 16581], Arratia 1998:366 [ref. 23661], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Fernández & Bichuette 2002:277 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:403 [ref. 29155], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Reis et al. 2019:[12] [ref. 36902], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Bullockia Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M. 1978. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Cambeva Katz [A. M.], Barbosa [M. A.], Mattos [J. L. O.] & Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2018:560 Fem. Pygidium davisi Haseman 1911. Type by original diagnosis. •Possibly a synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 or Scleronema Eigenmann 1918 -- (Reis & de Pinna 2019:118 [ref. 36632]). •Valid as Cambeva Katz, Barbosa, Mattos & Costa 2018 -- (dos Reis et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37163], Ochoa et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37311], Katz & Costa 2020:2 [ref. 37397], Costa et al. 2020:715 [ref. 37907], Costa et al. 2021:147 [ref. 38175], Costa et al. 2021:659 [ref. 38728], dos Reis et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38862], Costa et al. 2022:140 [ref. 39052], Costa et al. 2022:123 [ref. 39212], Costa et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39261], Donin et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39872], Costa et al. 2023:1 [ref. 39856], dos Reis et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40059], Bockmann et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40227], Costa et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40271], Costa et al. 2024:341 [ref. 41163], Costa et al. 2024:426 [ref. 41443], Martins et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41475], Costa et al. 2024:199 [ref. 41551], Costa et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42241], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Cambeva Katz, Barbosa, Mattos & Costa 2018. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Cryptocambeva (subgenus of Trichomycterus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2021:177 Fem. Trichomycterus mirissumba Costa 1992. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Costa et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40170], Costa et al. 2024:125 [ref. 41685]). Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Eremophilus Humboldt [F. H. A. von] 1805:35 Masc. Eremophilus mutisii Humboldt 1805. Type by monotypy. Apparently also appeared in 1806:17 (not investigated). •Valid as Eremophilus Humboldt 1805 -- (de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Burgess 1989:323 [ref. 12860], Arratia 1990:398 [ref. 16581], Arratia 1998:366 [ref. 23661], Fernández & Bichuette 2002:277 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061], Barbosa & Costa 2003:179 [ref. 27636], Ferraris 2007:404 [ref. 29155], Ferrer & Malabarba 2011:65 [ref. 31348], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], DoNascimiento et al. 2014:707 [ref. 35109], Costa et al. 2021:135 [ref. 38372], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Eremophilus Humboldt 1805. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Hatcheria Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:248 Fem. Hatcheria patagoniensis Eigenmann 1909. Type by original designation. •Valid as Hatcheria Eigenmann 1909 -- (Arratia et al. 1978 [ref. 144], Arratia & Menu-Marque 1981 [ref. 6024] with type as macraei, de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Arratia 1990:400 [ref. 16581] with type as macraei, Arratia 1998:366 [ref. 23661], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Fernández & Bichuette 2002:277 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:274 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:405 [ref. 29155], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Fernández et al. 2015:7 [ref. 35041], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Hatcheria Eigenmann 1909. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Humboldtglanis (subgenus of Trichomycterus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2021:176 Masc. Trichomycterus albinotatus Costa 1992. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Costa et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40170]). Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Ituglanis Costa [W. J. E. M.] & Bockmann [F. A.] 1993:44 Masc. Pygidium proops parahybae Eigenmann 1918. Type by original designation. See Burgess & Finley 1996:168 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1998:300 [ref. 23847], Le Bail et al. 2000:164 [ref. 24549]. •Valid as Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann 1993 -- (Fernández & Bichuette 2002:273 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:274 [ref. 27061], de Pinna & Keith 2003:873 [ref. 27381], Bichuette & Trajano 2004:244 [ref. 27856], Datovo & Lanim 2005:455 [ref. 28558], Sarmento-Soares at al. 2006:309 [ref. 28814], Proudlove 2006:149 [ref. 28992], Campos-Paiva & Costa 2007:53 [ref. 29139], Ferraris 2007:406 [ref. 29155], Bichuette & Trajano 2008:11 [ref. 29571], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Rizzato et al. 2011:478 [ref. 31516], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Bichuette & Rizzato 2012:48 [ref. 32163], Wosiacki et al. 2012:547 [ref. 32219], Lima et al. 2014:513 [ref. 32912], Datovo & de Pinna 2014:1 [ref. 33135], Datovo 2014:466 [ref. 33282], Rizzato & Bichuette 2015:577 [ref. 33676], Ferrer et al. 2015:375 [ref. 33964], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Datovo et al. 2016:439 [ref. 34783], Castro & Wosiacki 2017:207 [ref. 35201], Ferrer & Donin 2017:1 [ref. 35614], Mendonça et al. 2018:473 [ref. 36234], Costa et al. 2021:4 [ref. 39066], Donin et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40190], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342], Vilardo et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42429], Bressan et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42531]). Current status: Valid as Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann 1993. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Megacambeva (subgenus of Trichomycterus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2021:168 Fem. Trichomycterus giganteus Lima & Costa 2004. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Oreiadoglanis Costa [W. J. E. M.] & Katz [A. M.] in Costa, Mattos, Amorim & Katz 2025:4 Masc. Trichomycterus chapadensis Katz & Costa 2021. Type by original designation. •Valid as Oreiadoglanis Costa & Katz 2025. Current status: Valid as Oreiadoglanis Costa & Katz 2025. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Paracambeva (subgenus of Trichomycterus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2021:172 Fem. Trichomycterus itatiayae Miranda Ribeiro 1906. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Costa et al. 2023:24 [ref. 40170], Costa et al. 2024:758 [ref. 41213]). Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Plesioscleronema (subgenus of Scleronema) Costa [W. J. E. M.], Sampaio [W. M. S.], Giongo [P.], Almeida [F. B. de], Azevedo-Santos [V. M.] & Katz [A. M.] 2022:87 Neut. Scleronema auromaculatum Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz 2022. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Synonym of Scleronema Eigenmann 1917, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Bockmann et al. 2023:33 [ref. 40227]). Current status: Synonym of Scleronema Eigenmann 1917. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Psammocambeva (subgenus of Trichomycterus) Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2021:175 Fem. Trichomycterus travassosi Miranda Ribeiro 1949. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Costa et al. 2022:491 [ref. 39820], Costa et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40511], Costa et al. 2024:129 [ref. 41685]). Current status: Synonym of Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Pygidium Meyen [F. J. F.] 1834:475 Neut. Pygidium fuscum Meyen 1834. Type by monotypy. Described in footnote. •Genus inquirendum in Trichomycteridae -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:287 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:427 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Uncertain. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Rhizosomichthys Miles [C.] 1943:369 Masc. Pygidium totae Miles 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943 -- (de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Arratia 1990:398 [ref. 16581], Arratia 1998:366 [ref. 23661], Fernández & Bichuette 2002:278 [ref. 26539] as Rhizosomichthiys, de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:412 [ref. 29155], Schaefer & Fernández 2009:510 [ref. 30382], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Rhizosomichthys Miles 1943. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Scleronema Eigenmann [C. H.] 1917:691 Neut. Scleronema operculatum Eigenmann 1917. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Scleronema Eigenmann 1917 -- (Burgess 1989:321 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Malabarba 1989:145 [ref. 14217], Arratia 1990:400 [ref. 16581], Arratia 1998:366 [ref. 23661], de Pinna 1998:300 [ref. 23847], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Fernández et al. 2015:14 [ref. 35041], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Ferrer & Malabarba 2020:5 [ref. 37587], Costa et al. 2022:92 [ref. 39059], Bockmann et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40227], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Scleronema Eigenmann 1917. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Silvinichthys Arratia [G.] 1998:356 Masc. Trichomycterus mendozensis Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M. 1978. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Silvinichthys Arratia 1998 -- (Fernández & Bichuette 2002:278 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:278 [ref. 27061], Fernández & de Pinna 2005:100 [ref. 28093], Ferraris 2007:413 [ref. 29155], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:268 [ref. 31385], Rizzato et al. 2011:478 [ref. 31516], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Bichuette & Rizzato 2012:48 [ref. 32163], Fernández et al. 2013:367 [ref. 32531], Fernández et al. 2014:372 [ref. 33141], Fernández & Liotta 2016:375 [ref. 34919], Fernández et al. 2017:41 [ref. 35112], Costa et al. 2025:8 [ref. 42342]). Current status: Valid as Silvinichthys Arratia 1998. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Thrichomycterus Humboldt [F. H. A. von] 1805:18 Masc. Eremophilus mutisii Humboldt 1805. Type by monotypy. Appeared in synonymy of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805. Given as an alternate name, but never used subsequently according to de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061]. •Synonym of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805 -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:404 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Trachypoma Giebel [C. G. A.] 1871:97 Neut. Trachypoma marmoratum Giebel 1871. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Trachypoma Günther 1859 in fishes; not replaced. •In the synonymy of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805 -- (de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:273 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:404 [ref. 29155]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.

Trichomycterus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Humboldt) 1832:348 Masc. Trichomycterus nigricans Valenciennes 1832. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Unneeded replacement for Eremophilus Humboldt 1805. Based on Thrichomycterus of Humboldt 1805:18 [ref. 2278], which appeared as a synonym of Eremophilus Humboldt 1805; in prevailing usage as a genus different from Eremophilus. Spelled once (p. 485) as Thrychomycterus by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:485 [ref. 1011], and as Thrichomycterus in early literature. Described in van der Hoeven 1855:286 [ref. 6527] as "Trichomycterus (Humboldt) nob."; apparently not an original description. •Valid as Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832 -- (Arratia et al. 1978 [ref. 144] with type as areolatus, de Pinna 1989:31 [ref. 12630], Burgess 1989:321 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:146 [ref. 14217], Arratia 1990:397 [ref. 16581], Costa 1992 [ref. 19725], Bizerril 1994:617 [ref. 22673], de Pinna 1998:297, 300 [ref. 23847], Britski et al. 1999:92 [ref. 24147], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Fernandez 2000:349 [ref. 25077], Fernández & Vari 2000:993 [ref. 25017], Fernández & Bichuette 2002:273 [ref. 26539], de Pinna & Wosiacki in Reis et al. 2003:279 [ref. 27061], Wosiacki & Garavello 2004:1 [ref. 27649], Triques & Vono 2004:162 [ref. 27798], Bockmann & Sazima 2004:69 [ref. 27865], Wosiacki 2005:50 [ref. 28658], Fernández & Osinaga 2006:385 [ref. 28738], Castellanos-Morales 2007:49 [ref. 29323], Fernández & Chuquihuamaní 2007:49 [ref. 29320], Fernández & Miranda 2007:1303 [ref. 29361], Ferraris 2007:414 [ref. 29155], Wosiacki & de Pinna 2008:17 [ref. 29574], Castellanos-Morales 2008:307 [ref. 29836], Lima et al. 2008:315 [ref. 29837], Barbosa & Costa 2008:176 [ref. 29961], Ardila Rodríguez 2008:33 [ref. 30122], Fernández & Vari 2009:195 [ref. 30062], da Silva et al. 2010:49 [ref. 30755], Barbosa & Costa 2010:97 [ref. 30782], Barbosa & Costa 2010:193 [ref. 31070], Ferrer & Malabarba 2011:59 [ref. 31348], Ardila Rodríguez 2011:3 [ref. 31409], Ardila Rodríguez 2011:13 [ref. 31410], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2011:261 [ref. 31385], Castellanos-Morales 2011:33 [ref. 31477], Rizzato et al. 2011:477 [ref. 31516], Fernández et al. 2011:227 [ref. 31662], Barbosa & Costa 2012:79 [ref. 31901], Datovo et al. 2012:40 [ref. 31994], Lezuma et al. 2012:60 [ref. 32020], Dutra et al. 2012:225 [ref. 32029], Barbosa & Costa 2012:155 [ref. 32045], Bichuette & Rizzato 2012:48 [ref. 32163], Barbosa & Azevedo-Santos 2012:357 [ref. 32318], Fernández & Vari 2012:631 [ref. 32359], Katz et al. 2013:359 [ref. 32530], Ferrer & Malabarba 2013:217 [ref. 32750], Barbosa 2013:269 [ref. 33106], Katz & Barbosa 2014:3 [ref. 33418], DoNascimiento et al. 2014:717 [ref. 33632], Ardila Rodríguez 2014:2 [ref. 33769], Fernández et al. 2015:9 [ref. 35041], Ardila Rodríguez 2016:4 [ref. 34399], García-Melo et al. 2016:226 [ref. 34471], Henschel 2016:117 [ref. 34775], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Barbosa & Katz 2016:261 [ref. 34950], Ardila Rodríguez 2016:1 [ref. 35108], Terán et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35391], Nascimento et al. 2017:503 [ref. 35440], Ardila Rodríguez 2017:1 [ref. 35579], Ochoa et al. 2017:550 [ref. 35582], Ardila Rodríguez 2017:1 [ref. 35812], Ardila Rodríguez 2018:1 [ref. 35926], Angulo et al. 2018:530 [ref. 35937], Mesa S. et al. 2018:95 [ref. 35987], Castellanos-Morales 2018:117 [ref. 35988], Fernández & Andreoli Bize 2018:359 [ref. 36232], Ardila Rodríguez 2018:1 [ref. 36278], Reis & de Pinna 2019:100 [ref. 36632], Reis et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36902], Ardila Rodríguez 2019:1 [ref. 36944], DoNascimiento & Prada-Pedreros 2020:1 [ref. 37386], Donin et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37395], Miranda & Fernández 2020:459 [ref. 37703], Vilardo et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37847], Reis et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37862], Costa et al. 2020:74 [ref. 38088], Costa & Katz 2021:1 [ref. 38252], Costa et al. 2021:124 [ref. 38372], Costa 2021:173 [ref. 38391], Costa & Katz 2022:13 [ref. 38971], Costa et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39248], Costa et al. 2022:151 [ref. 39290], Reis & de Pinna 2022:1 [ref. 39360], Costa et al. 2022:491 [ref. 39820], Costa et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40170], Costa et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40511], Fernández et al. 2023:456 [ref. 40542], Ardila Rodríguez 2023:1 [ref. 40606], Ardila Rodríguez 2023:1 [ref. 40609], Vilardo et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40643], Akin et al. 2024:603 [ref. 41787], Ardila Rodríguez 2023:1 [ref. 40647], Ardila Rodríguez 2024:1 [ref. 41039], Ardila Rodríguez 2024:1 [ref. 41346], Ardila Rodríguez 2024:1 [ref. 41675], Costa et al. 2024:223 [ref. 40868], Costa et al. 2024:755 [ref. 41213], Costa et al. 2024:122 [ref. 41685], Ardila Rodríguez 2025:1 [ref. 42104], Ardila Rodríguez 2025:1 [ref. 42254], Costa et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42342], Costa et al. 2025:176 [ref. 42356], Ardila Rodríguez 2025:1 [ref. 42474], Ardila Rodríguez 2025:1 [ref. 42585]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Trichomycterus Valenciennes 1832. Trichomycteridae: Trichomycterinae.


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