Chaenothorax Cope [E. D.] 1878:679 Masc. Chaenothorax bicarinatus Cope 1878. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched. Cope used n. gen. n. sp. for one species, but the second species was not new; therefore not an indication and not type by original designation (contra Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Brochis Cope 1871 -- (Nijssen & Isbrücker 1970:157 [ref. 22239], Nijssen & Isbrücker 1983:179 [ref. 5387], Reis 1998:352 [ref. 23849], Isbrücker 2001:217 [ref. 26805], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:293 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803 -- (Ferraris 2007:111 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Corydoras Lacepède 1803. Callichthyidae: Corydoradinae.