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Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835

114731  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114731)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Siluriformes (Order)
  7. Pimelodidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aguarunichthys Stewart, 1986
  2. Genus Bagropsis Lütken, 1874
  3. Genus Bergiaria Eigenmann & Norris, 1901
  4. Genus Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  5. Genus Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  6. Genus Cheirocerus Eigenmann, 1917
  7. Genus Duopalatinus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
  8. Genus Exallodontus Lundberg, Mago-Leccia & Nass, 1991
  9. Genus Hemisorubim Bleeker, 1862
  10. Genus Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
  11. Genus Iheringichthys Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
  12. Genus Leiarius Bleeker, 1862
  13. Genus Luciopimelodus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
  14. Genus Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912
  15. Genus Parapimelodus La Monte, 1933
  16. Genus Perrunichthys Schultz, 1944
  17. Genus Phractocephalus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  18. Genus Pimelabditus Lundberg & Parisi, 2009
  19. Genus Pimelodina Steindachner, 1876
  20. Genus Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803
  21. Genus Pinirampus Bleeker, 1858
  22. Genus Platynematichthys Bleeker, 1858
  23. Genus Platysilurus Haseman, 1911
  24. Genus Platystomatichthys Bleeker, 1862
  25. Genus Propimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002
  26. Genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  27. Genus Sorubim Cuvier, 1829
  28. Genus Sorubimichthys Bleeker, 1862
  29. Genus Steindachneridion Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1919
  30. Genus Zungaro Bleeker, 1858
  31. Genus Zungaropsis Steindachner, 1908
  32. Genus Abron Gistel, 1848 accepted as Sorubim Cuvier, 1829
  33. Genus Bergiella Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 accepted as Bergiaria Eigenmann & Norris, 1901
  34. Genus Calliphysus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  35. Genus Callophysus Müller & Troschel, 1849 accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  36. Genus Duoplatinus accepted as Duopalatinus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
  37. Genus Eretmomegalonema Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 accepted as Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912
  38. Genus Ginesia Fernández-Yépez, 1951 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  39. Genus Goslinia Myers, 1941 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  40. Genus Hemiplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  41. Genus Hemiplatystoma Bleeker, 1862, nom. nud. accepted as Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  42. Genus Hypophthalmus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
  43. Genus Hypopthalmus Swainson, 1838 accepted as Hypophthalmus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
  44. Genus Malacobagrus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  45. Genus Merodontotus Britski, 1981 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  46. Genus Notoglanis Günther, 1864 accepted as Leiarius Bleeker, 1862
  47. Genus Notophthalmus Hyrtl, 1859 accepted as Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
  48. Genus Paradiplomystax Günther, 1864 accepted as Hemisorubim Bleeker, 1862
  49. Genus Paulicea Ihering, 1898 accepted as Zungaro Bleeker, 1858
  50. Genus Perugia Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 accepted as Pinirampus Bleeker, 1858
  51. Genus Phractocephotus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Phractocephalus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  52. Genus Pimeletropis Gill, 1859 accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  53. Genus Pimeletropsis accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  54. Genus Pimelodes Duméril, 1805 accepted as Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803 (misspelling)
  55. Genus Piramutana Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  56. Genus Pirarara Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Phractocephalus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  57. Genus Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  58. Genus Pirinampus Günther, 1864 accepted as Pinirampus Bleeker, 1858
  59. Genus Pivelodus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803
  60. Genus Platypogon Starks, 1913 accepted as Platynematichthys Bleeker, 1858
  61. Genus Platystoma Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Sorubim Cuvier, 1829
  62. Genus Pseudariodes Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803
  63. Genus Pseudocallophysus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843
  64. Genus Pseudocallophysus Bleeker, 1862, nom. nud. accepted as Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  65. Genus Pseudohypophthalmus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
  66. Genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862, nom. nud. accepted as Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  67. Genus Pseudorhamdia Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803
  68. Genus Pteroglanis Eigenmann & Pearson in Pearson, 1924 accepted as Sorubimichthys Bleeker, 1862
  69. Genus Sciadeoides Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 accepted as Leiarius Bleeker, 1862
  70. Genus Sorubim Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Sorubim Cuvier, 1829
  71. Genus Sorubium Swainson, 1838 accepted as Sorubim Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Sorubim Cuvier, 1829
  72. Genus Sovichthys Schultz, 1944 accepted as Cheirocerus Eigenmann, 1917
  73. Genus Steindachneria Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 accepted as Steindachneridion Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1919 (synonym)
  74. Genus Taenionema Eigenmann & Bean, 1907 accepted as Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
  75. Genus Malacobagrus Bleeker, 1863 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114731 on 2025-09-12
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2023-05-21 02:50:04Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Pimelodidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]
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