Thoracocharax (subgenus of Gasteropelecus) Fowler [H. W.] 1907:452 Masc. Gastropelecus stellatus Kner 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Thoracocharax Fowler 1907 -- (Weitzman 1960:220 [ref. 9611], Géry 1977:246 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987:439 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:454 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:68 [ref. 24147], Weitzman & Palmer in Reis et al. 2003:102 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Gasteropelecidae, Mirande 2010:466 [ref. 31006] in Gasteropelecidae, Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Gasteropelecidae in Gasteropelecidae, Sarmiento et al. 2014:186 [ref. 35004]). Current status: Valid as Thoracocharax Fowler 1907. Gasteropelecidae.