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Pimelodus
Lacepède, 1803
(fish)
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Pimelodidae (Family) - long-whiskered catfishes
..Aguarunichthys (Genus)
..Bagropsis (Genus)
..Bergiaria (Genus)
..Brachyplatystoma (Genus)
..Calophysus (Genus)
..Cheirocerus (Genus)
..Duopalatinus (Genus)
..Exallodontus (Genus)
..Hemisorubim (Genus)
..Hypophthalmus (Genus)
..Iheringichthys (Genus)
..Leiarius (Genus)
..Luciopimelodus (Genus)
..Megalonema (Genus)
..Parapimelodus (Genus)
..Phractocephalus (Genus)
..Pimelabditus (Genus)
..Pimelodina (Genus)
..Pinirampus (Genus)
..Platynematichthys (Genus)
..Platysilurus (Genus)
..Platystomatichthys (Genus)
..Propimelodus (Genus)
..Pseudoplatystoma (Genus)
..Sorubim (Genus) - South American shovelnose catfish
..Sorubimichthys (Genus)
..Steindachneridion (Genus)
..Zungaro (Genus)
..Zungaropsis (Genus)
..Pimelodus (Genus)
....Pimelodus absconditus (Species)
....Pimelodus albicans (Species)
....Pimelodus albofasciatus (Species)
....Pimelodus altissimus (Species)
....Pimelodus atrobrunneus (Species)
....Pimelodus blochii (Species) - Bloch's catfish
....Pimelodus brevis (Species)
....Pimelodus coprophagus (Species)
....Pimelodus fur (Species)
....Pimelodus garciabarrigai (Species)
....Pimelodus grosskopfii (Species) - capaz
....Pimelodus haisodus (Species)
....Pimelodus heraldoi (Species)
....Pimelodus jivaro (Species)
....Pimelodus joannis (Species)
....Pimelodus maculatus (Species)
....Pimelodus microstoma (Species)
....Pimelodus mysteriosus (Species)
....Pimelodus navarroi (Species)
....Pimelodus ornatus (Species)
....Pimelodus ortmanni (Species)
....Pimelodus pantaneiro (Species)
....Pimelodus paranaensis (Species)
....Pimelodus pictus (Species)
....Pimelodus platicirris (Species)
....Pimelodus punctatus (Species)
....Pimelodus spegazzinii (Species)
....Pimelodus stewarti (Species)
....Pimelodus tetramerus (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Lacepède, 1803. Hist. Nat. Poiss., 5: 93.
Types
Type of
:
Pimelodidae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1835
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; [<8 Jun 2025].
[inferred]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Pimelodes
(Genus)
Duméril, 1805
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Vernacular Names (Latin)
Stem
:
Pimelod-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 174, 176.
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025