Aphyocharax Günther [A.] 1868:480 Masc. Aphyocharax pusillus Günther 1868. Type by monotypy. Also published as new in Günther (Sept.) 1868:245 [ref. 5756]; 1868:480 is June. Spelled Aphiocharax by Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1891:55 [ref. 12252]. •Valid as Aphyocharax Günther 1868 -- (Géry 1977:350 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:107 [ref. 23654], Malabarba 1998:229 [ref. 23844], Britski et al. 1999:44 [ref. 24147], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:197 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Aphyocharacinae, Mirande 2010:524 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Tagliacollo et al. 2012:298 [ref. 31996], Sarmiento et al. 2014:43, 183 [ref. 35004], Bertaco et al. 2016:412 [ref. 34561], Brito et al. 2018:393 [ref. 36071], Brito et al. 2019:507 [ref. 37042], Melo et al. 2024:12 [ref. 41541] in Aphyocharacinae). Current status: Valid as Aphyocharax Günther 1868. Characidae: Aphyocharacinae.