Epapterus Cope [E. D.] 1878:677 Masc. Epapterus dispilurus Cope 1878. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Epapterus Cope 1878 -- (Vari et al. 1984 [ref. 5261], Burgess 1989:241 [ref. 12860], Curran 1989 [ref. 12547], Vari & Ferraris 1998:995 [ref. 23503], de Pinna 1998:310 [ref. 23847], Britski et al. 1999:113 [ref. 24147], Ferraris & Vari 2000:99 [ref. 24437], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:474 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:74 [ref. 29155], Birindelli 2014:xx [ref. 33501], Calegari et al. 2019:[95] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Epapterus Cope 1878. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae.