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.