Cheirodontops Schultz [L. P.] 1944:319 Masc. Cheirodontops geayi Schultz 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cheirodontops Schultz 1944 -- (Géry 1977:546 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:158 [ref. 23654], Malabarba 1998:220 [ref. 23844], Malabarba & Weitzman 1999:429 [ref. 24417], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Melo et al. 2024:12 [ref. 41541] in Cheirodontinae). Current status: Valid as Cheirodontops Schultz 1944. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.