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CHALCEIDAE Fowler, 1958

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Chalceidi Fowler, 1958:9. Type genus: Chalceus Cuvier, 1818 .

Plethodectidi Fowler, 1958:9. Type genus: Plethodectes Cope, 1870 .

CHALCEUS Cuvier, 1818

Chalceus Cuvier, 1818:454 . Type species: Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Plethodectes Cope, 1870:563 . Type species: Plethodectes erythrurus Cope, 1870 . Type by monotypy. Gender: Masculine.

Pellegrinina Fowler, 1907:442 . Type species: Pellegrinina heterolepis Fowler, 1907 . Type by original designation. Gender: Feminine.

Chalceus epakros Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004

Chalceus epakros Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004:124 , figs. 18–19. Type locality: Brazil, Pará , Rio Tapajós , São Luís, above Itaituba (4°25’S, 56°10’W). Holotype: MZUSP 33392 .

Distribution: 307, 308, 310, 314, 315, 316, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

Chalceus erythrurus (Cope, 1870)

Plethodectes erythrurus Cope, 1870:563 , figures. Type locality: Pebas , Equador. [currently, Peru]. Holotype: ANSP 8032 . [specimen in poor condition ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004). [Fowler, 1907:441; Böhlke, 1984:55].

Pellegrinina heterolepis Fowler, 1907:442 , fig. 39. Type locality: Probably some part of West Africa. [Type locality is wrong, based on incorrect information of original label in Géry (1977:18)]. Holotype: ANSP 8150 (caudal damaged). Status of species discussed by Zanata, Toledo-Piza (2004).

Chalceus macrolepidotus iquitensis Nakashima, 1941:76 , figure. Type locality: Cercanías del puerto de Iquitos. [ Peru]. Syntypes:?MHNJP [= MUSM] (lost).

Distribution: 314, 316 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

Chalceus guaporensis Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004

Chalceus guaporensis Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004:128 , fig. 22–23. Type locality: Bolívia, Beni, Río Itenez at mouth of Río Baures, 6 km SW of Costa Marques; 12°31’S, 64°19’W. Holotype: UMMZ 239851 .

Distribution: 319 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818

Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818:454 , Pl. 21 (fig. 1). Type locality: Brésil. [ Brazil]. Holotype: MNHN 2634 .

Chalceus ararapeera Valenciennes , in Cuvier, Valenciennes, 1850:244. Type locality: Essequibo. [ Guyana]. Syntypes: MNHN A-9830 (2). Status of species discussed by Zanata, Toledo-Piza (2004).

Creagrutus pellegrini Puyo, 1943:143 [3], fig. 2. Type locality: Um des spécimens a été recueilli dans le haut Itany, l’autre dans le cours supérieur du Marouni. [ French Guiana]. Syntypes: (lost). Status of species discussed by Zanata, Toledo-Piza (2004).

Distribution: 307, 308, 310, 314, 319 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

Remarks: The correct year of publication is 1818 and not 1816 (Lima et al., 2003) or 1817 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

Chalceus spilogyros Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004

Chalceus spilogyros Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004:121 , figs. 15–17. Type locality: Brazil, Pará , Igarapé Jacaré, right margin of Rio Tapajós, near Boim. (3°0’S, 55°15’W). Holotype: MZUSP 20314 .

Distribution: 316 ( Zanata, Toledo-Piza, 2004).

CHARACIDAE Latreille, 1825

Characini Latreille, 1825:119 . Type genus: Charax Scopoli, 1777. Additional comments: In some works, family name also appeared as Characinidae based on Characinus . Myers (1949) extensively discussed this complex issue.

Stevardianae Gill, 1858 (correct spelling Stevardiinae ):62. Type genus: Stevardia Gill, 1858 . Additional comments: Gill (1858) spelled Stevardianae. Eigenmann (1917:27) corrected the name to Stevardiinae . Fowler (1943e:317) misspelled Stevardinae.

Tetragonopterinae Gill, 1858:54 . Type genus: Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 .

Acestrorhamphinae Eigenmann, 1907:154. Type genus: Acestrorhamphus Eigenmann, Kennedy, 1903 .

Stethaprioninae Eigenmann, 1907:771 . Type genus: Stethaprion Cope, 1870 .

Aphiocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909b (correct spelling Aphyocharacinae ):254. Type genus: Aphyocharax Günther, 1868 . Additional comments: Eigenmann (1909b) misspelled Aphiocharacinae. Eigenmann (1912a:311) corrected the name to Aphyocharacinae .

Diapominae Eigenmann, 1909b:254. Type genus: Diapoma Cope, 1894 .

Gymnocharacininae Eigenmann, 1909b (correct spelling Gymnocharacinae ):254. Type genus: Gymnocharacinus Steindachner, 1903 . Additional comments: Eigenmann (1909b) misspelled Gymnocharacininae. Eigenmann (1917:38) corrected the name to Gymnocharacinae .

Stichanodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (correct spelling Stichonodontinae):441. Type genus: Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903 . Additional comments: Eigenmann (1910) misspelled Stichanodon. Eigenmann (1917:50) corrected the name to Stichonodontinae.

Rhoadsinae Fowler, 1911b (correct spelling Rhoadsiinae ):497. Type genus: Rhoadsia Fowler, 1911 . Additional comments: Fowler (1911b) misspelled Rhoadsinae . Eigenmann, Myers (1929:457), corrected the name to Rhoadsiinae .

Brachycalcininae Eigenmann, 1912a (correct spelling Brachychalcininae):97. Type genus: Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892 . Additional comments: Eigenmann (1912a) misspelled Brachycalcininae. Fowler (1958:10) corrected the name in proposing the tribe Brachychalcinidi .

Pterobryconinae Eigenmann, 1913:3. Type genus: Pterobrycon Eigenmann, 1913 .

Glandulocaudinae Eigenmann, 1914c:32 . Type genus: Glandulocauda Eigenmann, 1911 . Additional comments: Glandulocaudinae appeared first in the text on page 33, but the title of page 32 is clear in proposing the new name.

Hysteronotinae Eigenmann, 1914c:35. Type genus: Hysteronotus Eigenmann, 1911 .

Pseudocorynopominae Eigenmann, 1914c:34. Type genus: Pseudocorynopoma Perugia , 1891.

Cheirodontinae Eigenmann, 1915:2 . Type genus: Cheirodon Girard, 1855 . Additional comments: Eigenmann (1915) proposed the subfamily Cheirodontinae to allocate these fishes apart from Aphyocharacinae . As noted by Malabarba (1998), if Cheirodontinae is considered a synonym of the Aphyocharacinae , it has no priority over the latter and Aphyocharacinae should be the correct name used to refer to the group Eigenmann created that includes both nominal genera Cheirodon and Aphyocharax .

Cynopotamini Cockerell, 1915:156. Type genus: Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850 .

Corynopominae Eigenmann, 1927:395. Type genus: Corynopoma Gill, 1858 .

Oligosarginae Fowler, 1932 (correct spelling Oligosarcinae):361. Type genus: Oligosarcus Günther, 1864 . Additional comments: Fowler (1975:117) remarked that the name Oligosarginae is undefined. Géry (2013) used as Oligosarcinae.

Creagrutinae Miles, 1943:41. Type genus: Creagrutus Günther, 1864 .

Xenurobryconini Myers, Böhlke 1956:6. Type genus: Xenurobrycon Myers, Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945 .

Exodonidi Fowler, 1958 (correct spelling Exodontidi):10. Type genus: Exodon Müller, Troschel, 1844 . Additional comments: Fowler (1958) misspelled Exodonidi. Géry (1964d:459) corrected the name to Exodontidi.

Grundulidi Fowler, 1958:8. Type genus: Grundulus Valenciennes, 1846 .

Roeboididi Fowler, 1958:10. Type genus: Roeboides Günther, 1864 .

Scissorini Fowler, 1958:8. Type genus: Scissor Günther, 1864 .

Pristellidi Géry, Boutière, 1964:482. Type genus: Pristella Eigenmann, 1908 .

Hemibryconini Géry, 1966b:218. Type genus: Hemibrycon Günther, 1864 .

Pseudochalceini Géry, 1966b:219. Type genus: Pseudochalceus Kner, 1863 .

Aphyoditeini Géry, 1972c:16. Type genus: Aphyodite Eigenmann, 1912 .

Paragoniatinae Géry , 1972a:57. Type genus: Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876 .

Stigichthyini Géry, 1972a (correct spelling Stygichthyini):50. Type genus: Stygichthys Brittan, Böhlke, 1965 . Additional comments: Although this correction was not formally noticed by the authors, Van Der Laan et al. (2014) were the first to correct the spelling of the tribe to Stygichthyini.

Compsurini Malabarba , Weitzman, Burns in Malabarba, 1998:200. Type genus: Compsura Eigenmann, 1915 .

Landonini Weitzman, Menezes, 1998:180. Type genus: Landonia Eigenmann, Henn, 1914 . Additional comments: According to Van Der Laan et al. (2014) the correct stem is Landoni-. Ladonini appeared first in the abstract on page 171, but the new name is formally proposed only on page 180.

Phenacobryconini Weitzman, Menezes, 1998:186. Type genus: Phenacobrycon Eigenmann, 1922 . Additional comments: Phenacobryconini appeared first in the abstract on page 171, but the new name is formally proposed only on page 186.

Trochilocharacini Zarske, 2010:92. Type genus: Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010 . Additional comments: Trochilocharacini appeared first in the abstract on page 75, but the new name is formally proposed only on page 92.

Phenacogasterini Mattox, Toledo-Piza, 2012 (correct stem would be Phenacogastr-):882. Type genus: Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907 .

Pseudocheirodontini Mariguela, Ortí, Avelino, Abe, Oliveira, 2013:30. Type genus: Pseudocheirodon Meek, Hildebrand, 1916 .

Eretmobryconini Thomaz , Arcila, Ortí, Malabarba, 2015:13. Type genus: Eretmobrycon Fink, 1976 . Additional comments: Name appeared first in cladogram on page 9, but the new name is formally defined on page 13 .

Protocheirodontini Vari, Melo, Oliveira, 2016:e150154. Type genus: Protocheirodon Vari, Melo, Oliveira, 2016 .

Spintherobolinae Mirande, 2018:14. Type genus: Spintherobolus Eigenmann, 1911 .