Auchenipterus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:207 Masc. Hypophthalmus nuchalis Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:15 [ref. 393] and 1863:109 [ref. 401]. Unjustifiably emended to Auchenopterus by Agassiz 1846:40 [ref. 64], not Auchenopterus Günther 1861. •Valid as Auchenipterus Valenciennes 1840 -- (Mees 1974:16 [ref. 2969], Burgess 1989:241 [ref. 12860], Curran 1989 [ref. 12547], Vari & Ferraris 1998:992 [ref. 23503], de Pinna 1998:309 [ref. 23847], Ferraris & Vari 1999:395 [ref. 23953], Britski et al. 1999:113 [ref. 24147], Ferraris & Vari 2000:99 [ref. 24437], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:473 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:71 [ref. 29155], Birindelli 2014:xx [ref. 33501], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Calegari et al. 2019:[95] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Auchenipterus Valenciennes 1840. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae.