Nanocheirodon Malabarba [L. R.] 1998:210 Masc. Chirodon insignis Steindachner 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Steindachner's genus of type species should have been Cheirodon. •Valid as Nanocheirodon Malabarba 1998 -- (Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Malabarba & Jerep 2012:249 [ref. 32057], Melo et al. 2024:15 [ref. 41541] in Cheirodontinae). Current status: Valid as Nanocheirodon Malabarba 1998. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.