Macrones Duméril [A. M. C.] 1856:484 Masc. Bagrus lamarrii Valenciennes 1840. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Macrones Newman 1841 in Coleoptera, replaced by Aoria Jordan 1917 (preoccupied by Aoria Baly 1863 and replaced by Aorichthys Wu 1939 and Macronichthys White & Moy-Thomas 1940); Macrones also replaced by Sperata Holly (Feb.) 1939. •Synonym of Mystus Scopoli 1777 -- (Roberts 1989:120 [ref. 6439], Jayaram & Sanyal 2003:22 [ref. 26894] as Macrons). •Synonym of Sperata Holly 1939 -- (Ferraris & Runge 1999:400 [ref. 24039], Jayaram 2006:23 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:106 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:266 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sperata Holly 1939. Bagridae.