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Genera in the family or subfamily Triportheidae: [ 8 ] records


Agoniates Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1845:19 Masc. Agoniates halecinus Müller & Troschel 1845. Type by monotypy. Also appeared as new in Müller & Troschel 1848:636 [ref. 3072]. •Valid as Agoniates Müller & Troschel 1845 -- (Géry 1977:298 [ref. 1597], Zarske & Géry 1997:174 [ref. 23736], Lima and Zanata in Reis et al. 2003:170 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Agoniatinae, Mirande 2010:479 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Triportheidae, Agoniatinae, Dagosta & Datovo 2013:265 [ref. 32694] in Characidae, Agoniatinae [not yet moved], Sarmiento et al. 2014:183 [ref. 35004], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae). Current status: Valid as Agoniates Müller & Troschel 1845. Triportheidae: Agoniatinae.

Chalcinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:258 Masc. Chalcinus brachipomus Valenciennes 1850. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:440 [ref. 1224]. Preoccupied by Chalcinus Rafinesque 1815, apparently an unjustified emendation of Chalcis Fabricius 1787 in Hymenoptera. •Synonym of Triportheus Cope 1872 -- (Géry 1977:343 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:346 [ref. 23654], Malabarba & Lima in Reis et al. 2003:157 [ref. 27061], Malabarba 2004:169 [ref. 28150]). Current status: Synonym of Triportheus Cope 1872. Triportheidae: Triportheinae.

Clupeacharax Pearson [N. E.] 1924:46 Masc. Clupeacharax anchoveoides Pearson 1924. Type by monotypy. Not Clupeocharax Pellegrin 1926. •Valid as Clupeacharax Pearson 1924 -- (Géry 1977:346 [ref. 1597], Britski et al. 1999:49 [ref. 24147], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:171 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Gasteropelecidae with question, Mirande 2009:11 [ref. 30267] as not a Characidae, Mirande 2010:466 [ref. 31006] in Gasteropelecidae with question, Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Clupeacharacinae, Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae). Current status: Valid as Clupeacharax Pearson 1924. Triportheidae: Clupeacharacinae.

Coscinoxyron Fowler [H. W.] 1907:450 Neut. Chalcinus culter Cope 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Questionably a synonym of Triportheus Cope 1872 -- (Géry 1977:343 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Triportheus Cope 1872 -- (Malabarba & Lima in Reis et al. 2003:157 [ref. 27061], Malabarba 2004:169 [ref. 28150]). Current status: Synonym of Triportheus Cope 1872. Triportheidae: Triportheinae.

Engraulisoma Castro [R. M. C.] 1981:135 Neut. Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Engraulisoma Castro 1981 -- (Taphorn 1992:182 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:43 [ref. 24147], Lucena et al. in Reis et al. 2003:127 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Gasteropelecidae, Mirande 2009:11 [ref. 30267] as not a Characidae, Mirande 2010:466 [ref. 31006] in Gasteropelecidae, Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685], Sarmiento et al. 2014:184 [ref. 35004], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae). Current status: Valid as Engraulisoma Castro 1981. Triportheidae: Clupeacharacinae.

Lignobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.] & Myers [G. S.] 1929:513 Masc. Lignobrycon ligniticus Woodward 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). A fossil genus to which one recent species is referred. •Valid as Lignobrycon Eigenmann & Myers 1929 -- (Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:144 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Bryconinae with question, Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae). Current status: Valid as Lignobrycon Eigenmann & Myers 1929. Triportheidae.

Moojenichthys Miranda Ribeiro [P. de] 1956:546 Masc. Moojenichthys myersi Miranda Ribeiro 1956. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Moojenichthys Miranda Ribeiro 1956 -- (Géry 1977:343 [ref. 1597], Castro & Vari 1990 [ref. 15521]). •Synonym of the fossil genus Lignobrycon Eigenmann & Myers 1929 -- (Malabarba 1998:76 [ref. 23840], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:144 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Lignobrycon Eigenmann & Myers 1929. Triportheidae.

Triportheus Cope [E. D.] 1872:263 Masc. Triportheus albus Cope 1872. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:363 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Triportheus Cope 1872 -- (Géry 1977:343 [ref. 1597], Castro & Vari 1990:542 [ref. 15521], Taphorn 1992:346 [ref. 23654], Malabarba 1998:78 [ref. 23840], Britski et al. 1999:27 [ref. 24147], Malabarba & Lima in Reis et al. 2003:157 [ref. 27061], Malabarba 2004:169 [ref. 28150], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Bryconinae, Mirande 2010:482 [ref. 31006], Mariguela et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34141] in Triportheidae, Lopes & Carvalho 2024:1 [ref. 41343]). Current status: Valid as Triportheus Cope 1872. Triportheidae: Triportheinae.


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