Stethaprion Cope [E. D.] 1870:562 Neut. Stethaprion erythrops Cope 1870. Type by monotypy. The gender of the genus is treated by Cope 1872 [ref. 921] as neuter. •Valid as Stethaprion Cope 1870 -- (Géry 1977:370 [ref. 1597], Reis 1989:47 [ref. 14219], Reis in Reis et al. 2003:210 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Stethaprioninae, Mirande 2010:500 [ref. 31006] in Characidae, Tetragonopterinae, Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685] in Stethaprioninae). Current status: Valid as Stethaprion Cope 1870. Characidae: Stethaprioninae.