Paracheirodon Géry [J.] 1960:12 Masc. Hyphessobrycon innesi Myers 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paracheirodon Géry 1960 -- (Géry 1977:587 [ref. 1597], Weitzman & Fink 1983:353 [ref. 5383], Malabarba 1998:232 [ref. 23844], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:152 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Hemigrammus clade, Mirande 2010:500 [ref. 31006] in Characidae, Tetragonopterinae, Marshall et al. 2012:378 [ref. 31785], Bittencourt et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37634], Melo et al. 2024:21 [ref. 41541] in Megalamphodinae). Current status: Valid as Paracheirodon Géry 1960. Acestrorhamphidae: Megalamphodinae.