Pseudocheirodon Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1916:275 Masc. Pseudocheirodon affinis Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cheirodon Girard 1855 -- (Fink & Weitzman 1974:3 [ref. 7132]). •Synonym of Cheirodon Girard 1855, but a valid subgenus Pseudocheirodon -- (Géry 1977:566 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Pseudocheirodon Meek & Hildebrand 1916 -- (Malabarba 1998:219 [ref. 23844], 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], Melo et al. 2024:15 [ref. 41541] in Cheirodontinae). Current status: Valid as Pseudocheirodon Meek & Hildebrand 1916. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.