Trachelyopterichthys Bleeker [P.] 1862:402 Masc. Trachelyopterus taeniatus Kner 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared in Bleeker 1862:14 [ref. 393]. Spelled Tracheliopterichthys by Miranda-Ribeiro 1911:375 [not researched]. •Valid as Trachelyopterichthys Bleeker 1862 -- (Ferraris & Fernandez 1987 [ref. 6805], Burgess 1989:242 [ref. 12860], Curran 1989 [ref. 12547], de Pinna 1998:311 [ref. 23847], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:477 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:78 [ref. 29155], Akama & Ferraris 2011:57 [ref. 31467], Birindelli 2014:xx [ref. 33501], Calegari et al. 2019:[87] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Trachelyopterichthys Bleeker 1862. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae.