Helostoma Cuvier [G.] (ex Kuhl) 1829:228 Neut. Helostoma temminkii Cuvier 1829. Type by monotypy. Appeared in more detail in Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:341-352 [ref. 4881] where species was spelled temminckii. •Valid as Helostoma Cuvier 1829 -- (Liem 1962:37 [ref. 20932], Vierke 1986:100 [ref. 36452], Vierke 1988:143 [ref. 36453], Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:177 [ref. 6439], Hui & Ng 2005:116 [ref. 28283], Kottelat 2013:447 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Helostoma Cuvier 1829. Helostomatidae.