Lepthoplosternum Reis [R. E.] 1997:315 Neut. Callichthys pectoralis Boulenger 1895. Type by original designation. •Valid as Lepthoplosternum Reis 1997 -- (de Pinna 1998:301 [ref. 23847], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Franz 2001:21 [ref. 25831], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:305 [ref. 27061], Shimabukuro-Dias et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27953], Reis & Kaefer 2005:724 [ref. 28481], Knaack 2006:49 [ref. 30731], Ferraris 2007:128 [ref. 29155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Lepthoplosternum Reis 1997. Callichthyidae: Callichthyinae.