Heterocheirodon Malabarba [L. R.] 1998:213 Masc. Odontostilbe yatai Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino 1992. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Heterocheirodon Malabarba 1998 -- (Malabarba & Bertaco 1999:90 [ref. 24149], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:217 [ref. 27061], Miquelarena et al. 2008:52 [ref. 29829], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Malabarba & Jerep 2012:249 [ref. 32057], Bertaco et al. 2016:413 [ref. 34561], Melo et al. 2024:15 [ref. 41541] in Cheirodontinae). Current status: Valid as Heterocheirodon Malabarba 1998. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.