Sternarchus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:497 Masc. Gymnotus albifrons Linnaeus 1766. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:448 [ref. 1224]. •Synonym of Apteronotus Lacepède 1800 -- (Mago-Leccia 1994:27 [ref. 21320], Albert & Campos-da-Paz 1998:430 [ref. 23853], Albert in Reis et al. 2003:498 [ref. 27061], Ferraris et al. 2017:[6] [ref. 35236]). Current status: Synonym of Apteronotus Lacepède 1800. Apteronotidae: Apteronotinae.