Acanthobunocephalus Friel [J. P.] 1995:90 Masc. Acanthobunocephalus nicoi Friel 1995. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Acanthobunocephalus Friel 1995 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1998:318 [ref. 2384], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:261 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:57 [ref. 29155], Friel 2008:299 [ref. 29834], Cardoso 2010:607 [ref. 30972], Carvalho et al. 2018:[4] [ref. 35919] as incertae sedis, Carvalho & Reis 2020:348 [ref. 37542]). Current status: Valid as Acanthobunocephalus Friel 1995. Aspredinidae: Pseudobunocephalinae.