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Family
Pimelodidae
Bonaparte, 1835
- long-whiskered catfishes
(fish)
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Entity:
Pimelodoidea (Superfamily)
..Heptapteridae (Family) - seven-finned catfishes
..Phreatobiidae (Family) - cistern catfishes
..Pseudopimelodidae (Family) - bumblebee catfishes
..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)
....Pimelodus (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)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Bonaparte, 1835)
Original name
:
Bonaparte, 1835: [8]. [subfamily "
Pimelodini
"].
Subsequent rank
:
Types
Type
:
Pimelodus
(Genus)
Lacepède, 1803
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; [<8 Jun 2025].
[inferred]
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Pimelodontidae
(Family)
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011
: 29.
[inferred]
Synonyms
Including
:
Hypophthalmidae
(Family)
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 185; ECoF(20 May 2025).
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
antennemeervallen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
long-whiskered catfishes
Ref:
J.S. Nelson et al., 2016
: 236; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
:
long-whiskered catfishes
Ref:
W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998
: 2461.
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025