Pristella Eigenmann [C. H.] 1908:99 Fem. Holopristes riddlei Meek 1907. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Correct spelling for genus of type species is Holopristis. •Valid as Pristella Eigenamnn 1908 -- (Géry 1977:582 [ref. 1597], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:154 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:7 [ref. 30267] in Characidae, Hemigrammus clade, Mirande 2010:500 [ref. 31006] in Characidae, Tetragonopterinae, Conde-Saldaña et al. 2019:440 [ref. 36937] in Stethaprionini, Lima et al. 2021:339 [ref. 38293]). Current status: Valid as Pristella Eigenmann 1908. Characidae: Stethaprioninae.