Cynopoecilus Regan [C. T.] 1912:642 Masc. Cynolebias melanotaenia Regan 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cynolebias Steindachner 1876 -- (Parenti 1981:490 [ref. 7066]). •Valid as Cynopoecilus Regan 1912 -- (Costa 1990:88 [ref. 16650], Costa 1995:100 [ref. 22097], Costa 1998:73 [ref. 23792], Lazara 2001:79 [ref. 25711], Costa 2002:12 [ref. 26061], Costa 2002:280 [ref. 26544], Costa in Reis et al. 2003:530 [ref. 27061], Costa 2004:2 [ref. 27874], Huber 2005:15 [ref. 28394], Costa 2008:147 [ref. 29596], Costa 2014:25 [ref. 33309], Ferrer et al. 2014:846 [ref. 33589], Costa et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34354], Bertaco et al. 2016:424 [ref. 34561], Costa 2016:129 [ref. 34776], Loureiro et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36240]). Current status: Valid as Cynopoecilus Regan 1912. Rivulidae: Cynolebiinae.