Ammocryptocharax Weitzman [S. H.] & Kanazawa [R. H.] 1976:326 Masc. Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976. Type by original designation. •Valid as Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976 -- (Taphorn 1992:365 [ref. 23654], Buckup 1993:107 [ref. 20831], Buckup 1993:325 [ref. 26741], Zarske 1997:170 [ref. 23714], Presswell et al. 2000:176 [ref. 24440], Buckup in Reis et al. 2003:88 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976. Crenuchidae: Characidiinae.