Xyliphius Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:10 Masc. Xyliphius magdalenae Eigenmann 1912. Type by monotypy. Spelled two ways in original description: Xyliphius and Xiliphius. Xiliphius used by Jordan 1920:543 [ref. 4905]; first reviser not established. •Valid as Xyliphius Eigenmann 1912 -- (Mees 1988:90 [ref. 6401], Burgess 1989:303 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1996:65 [ref. 24146], de Pinna 1998:318 [ref. 23847], Friel in Reis et al. 2003:265 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:62 [ref. 29155], Calviño & Castello 2008:55 [ref. 29670], Figueiredo & Britto 2010:105 [ref. 30760], Cardoso 2010:607 [ref. 30972], Ng 2010:271 [ref. 31110], Carvalho et al. 2017:14 [ref. 35187]). Current status: Valid as Xyliphius Eigenmann 1912. Aspredinidae: Aspredininae.