Prodontocharax Eigenmann [C. H.] & Pearson [N. E.] in Pearson 1924:35 Masc. Prodontocharax melanotus Pearson 1924. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Prodontocharax Eigenmann & Pearson 1924 -- (Géry 1977:590 [ref. 1597], Malabarba 1998:220 [ref. 23844], Almirón et al. 2001:38 [ref. 26609] with date as 1925, Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:218 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685], Bertaco et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40512]). Current status: Valid as Prodontocharax Eigenmann & Pearson 1924. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.