Tympanopleura Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:203 Fem. Tympanopleura piperata Eigenmann 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Ageneiosus Lacepède 1803 -- (see Burgess & Finley 1996:167 [ref. 22901], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:471 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:68 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Tympanopleura Eigenmann 1912 -- (Burgess 1989:286 [ref. 12860], Walsh et al. 2015:1, 4 [ref. 33781], Calegari et al. 2019:[98] [ref. 36961]). Current status: Valid as Tympanopleura Eigenmann 1912. Auchenipteridae: Auchenipterinae.