Compsura Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:60 Fem. Compsura heterura Eigenmann 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Compsoura by Eigenmann 1917:37 [ref. 1236]. •Synonym of Cheirodon Girard 1855 -- (Fink & Weitzman 1974:3 [ref. 7132]). •Synonym of Cheirodon Girard 1855, but a valid subgenus Compsura -- (Géry 1977:574 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Compsura Eigenmann 1915 -- (Malabarba 1998:219 [ref. 23844], Malabarba in Reis et al. 2003:216 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:8 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:531 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:15 [ref. 31685]). Current status: Valid as Compsura Eigenmann 1915. Characidae: Cheirodontinae.