Myloplus Gill [T. N.] 1896:214 Masc. Myletes asterias Müller & Troschel 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Proposed by Gill for the subgenus Myletes as treated by Müller & Troschel 1844, not Myletes Cuvier; no type mentioned. First technical addition of species not researched; type as given by Jordan 1920:467 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654]). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844, but a valid subgenus Myloplus -- (Géry 1972:161 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061] as Mylopius). •Valid as Myloplus Gill 1896 -- (Britski et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24147], Jégu et al. 2003:833 [ref. 27668], Jégu et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27829], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:571 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 37167], Ota et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37456], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721], Soares et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40581]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus Gill 1896. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.