Osteoglossum Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:46 Neut. Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by monotypy. See account of Osteoglossum Cuvier 1829. Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:30 [ref. 27061] treats Spix & Agassiz as authors. •Objective synonym of Osteoglossum Cuvier 1829. Current status: Synonym of Osteoglossum Cuvier 1829. Osteoglossidae.