Brachyrhamdia Myers [G. S.] 1927:123 Fem. Brachyrhamdia imitator Myers 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Original as "Brachyrhamdia". •Valid as Brachyrhamdia Myers 1927 -- (Lundberg & McDade 1986 [ref. 5731], de Pinna 1998:315 [ref. 23847], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:410 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:181 [ref. 29155], Slobodian & Bockmann 2013:1 [ref. 32905], Slobodian & Bockmann 2016:355 [ref. 34933], Grant 2021:145 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Brachyrhamdia Myers 1927. Heptapteridae: Rhamdiinae.