The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Taxon: Family Cynodontidae Eigenmann, 1903, nom. protect. - sabertoothed characids (fish)
 Entity: 

Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Eigenmann, 1903, nom. praeocc., nom. protect.
Original name:  Eigenmann, 1903: 147 ("Cynodontinæ"). [subfamily]. ≡
Subsequent rank: 

Attributes

Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 55.3 (fam.: similar type gen.)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 4 Jun 2024.
Protected name (nom. protect.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9.2] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 4 Jun 2024.

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Cynodontinae (Subfamily) Eigenmann, 1907
Type: Cynodon (Genus) Spix, 1829 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 20 May 2025; 27 Nov 2012. [inferred]

Variants

Former rank: Cynodontinae (Subfamily) Eigenmann, 1907 Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025); 29 May 2025. [inferred]

Homonyms

Senior homonym: Cynodontidae (Family) MacDonald, 1860, nom. illeg., nom. oblit. Ref: T. Rees (comp.), 2006-present: 20 May 2023 ("Appears to be").

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: sabertoothed characids Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025).
: cynodontids Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 198.
©2004-2025 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 21 Sep 2025