Spintherobolus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1911:167 Masc. Spintherobolus papilliferus Eigenmann 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Mention (Géry 1977:607 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Spintherobolus Eigenmann 1911 -- (Sarraf 1997:27 [ref. 22928], Malabarba 1998:215 [ref. 23844], Malabarba & Weitzman 1999:413 [ref. 24417], Weitzman & Malabarba 1999:11 [ref. 23668], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:219 [ref. 27061], Bührnheim et al. 2008:669 [ref. 29955], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Román-Valencia et al. 2010:114 [ref. 30946], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:13 [ref. 31685], Zarske 2012:4 [ref. 31902], Malabarba & Jerep 2012:249 [ref. 32057]). Current status: Valid as Spintherobolus Eigenmann 1911. Characidae: Spintherobolinae.