Pronothobranchius (subgenus of Nothobranchius) Radda [A. C.] 1969:162 Masc. Nothobranchius kiyawensis Ahl 1928. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868 -- (Parenti 1981:479 [ref. 7066], Seegers 1985:2 [ref. 14269], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:616 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Nothobranchius Peters 1868, but a valid subgenus Pronothobranchius as described -- (Lazara 2001:217 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Pronothobranchius Radda 1969 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:276 [ref. 6198], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1997:13 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Neumann 2008:99 [ref. 30291], Shidlovskiy et al. 2010:55 [ref. 31079], Valdesalici 2013:33 [ref. 33090], Costa 2018:[6] [ref. 35808]). Current status: Valid as Pronothobranchius Radda 1969. Nothobranchiidae.