Centromochlus Kner [R.] 1858:430 [30] Masc. Centromochlus megalops Kner 1858. Type by subsequent designation. On p. 30 of separate. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:7 [ref. 393]. •Valid as Centromochlus Kner 1858 -- (Mees 1974:44 [ref. 2969], Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Curran 1989 [ref. 12547], de Pinna 1998:311 [ref. 23847], Soares-Porto 1998:333 [ref. 23848], Soares-Porto 2000:280 [ref. 25085], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:474 [ref. 27061], Diogo et al. 2003:398 [ref. 27439], Ferraris 2007:73 [ref. 29155] dated 1857, Sarmento-Soares et al. 2013:797 [ref. 33029], Birindelli 2014:537 [ref. 33501], Sarmento-Soares & Birindelli 2015:77 [ref. 33780], Birindelli et al. 2015:860 [ref. 33961], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2017:[1] [ref. 35115], Calegari et al. 2019:[78] [ref. 36961], Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro 2020:127 [ref. 37877] dated 1857, Coelho et al. 2021:149 [ref. 38196]). Current status: Valid as Centromochlus Kner 1858. Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae.