Trachelyopterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:220 Masc. Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. Spelled Tracheliopterus by Valenciennes on Pl. 438. •Valid as Trachelyopterus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Curran 1989 [ref. 12547], Bertoletti et al. 1995 [ref. 21959], Britski et al. 1999:114 [ref. 24147], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:478 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:79 [ref. 29155], Birindelli 2014:xx [ref. 33501], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Calegari et al. 2019:[89] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterus Valenciennes 1840. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae.