Scleromystax (subgenus of Callichthys) Günther [A.] 1864:225, 229 Masc. Callichthys barbatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by monotypy. Described as a subgenus in key (p. 225) with species on p. 229. •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1980:192 [ref. 6910], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:219 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:294 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Scleromystax Günther 1864 -- (Britto 2003:147 [ref. 27338], Britto & Reis 2005:481 [ref. 28458], Ferraris 2007:129 [ref. 20155], Bertaco et al. 2016:416 [ref. 34561], Britto et al. 2016:[1] [ref. 34806], Dias et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41219]). Current status: Valid as Scleromystax Günther 1864. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.