After Lundberg, Linares, Antonio & Nass, 1988, Nelson, 1994, and Lundberg & Akama, 2005, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Pimelodidae (antennimonnit) [56 genera, 300 species] |-- Pseudopimelodinae [Pseudopimelodidae sensu Froese & Pauly, 2001] [5/26] `--o Pimelodinae [FB: 32/92] |--o Steindachneridion [“Steindachneridion –group”] | |-- S. amblyura (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | |-- S. doceana (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | |-- S. parahybae (Steindachner, 1877) | `-- S. scripta (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918) `--+--o “Phractocephalini” [“Phractocephalus-Leiarius; –group&rdquo] | |-- Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Redtail catfish) | `--+-- Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, 1944 (Leopard catfish) | `--o Leiarius [2] | |-- L. marmoratus (Gill, 1870) | `-- L. pictus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) `--+?-+--o “Calophysus –group” | | `-- Calophysus macropterus (Lichtenstein, 1819) (Zamurito) | `--o “Pimelodus –group” | `-- Pimelodus Tert. R. SA. ?Eoc. Af. |?-+--o “Zungaro –group” | | `--o Zungaro [Paulicea] [3] | | |-- Z. jahu (Ihering, 1898) | | |-- Z. luetkeni (Steindachner, 1877) (Jaú) | | `-- Z. zungaro (Humboldt, 1821) | `--o “Sorubim –group” | `--o Sorubim [2] | |-- S. lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (lapamonni; Duckbill catfish) | `-- S. trigonocephalus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 `--o Brachyplatysomatini Lundberg & Akama, 2005 |-- Platynematichthys notatus (Jardine, 1841) (Coroatá) `--o Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 [taxonomic history] |?- B. flavicans (Castelnau, 1855) (Gilded catfish) |?- B. parnahybae Steindachner, 1908 |-- B. vaillantii (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) (“piramutaba”; Laulao catfish) `--+-- B. tigrinum (Britski, 1981) [taxonomic history] (Tiger-striped catfish) |--+-- B. platynemum Boulenger, 1898 [taxonomic history] (Slobbering catfish) | `-- B. juruense (Boulenger, 1898) (Zebra catfish) `--o (Malacobagrus) Bleeker, 1862 sensu Lundberg & Akama, 2005 |-- B. (M.) rosseauxii (“dourada”) `--+-- B. (M.) filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819) (filhote; piraíba; kumakuma) `-- B. (M.) capapretum Lundberg & Akama, 2005 ()
Pimelodidae incertae sedis:
Aquarunichthys [3]
A. inpai Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993
A. tocantinsensis Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993
A. torosus Stewart, 1986
Bagropsis reinhardti Lütken, 1874
Bergiaria [2]
B. platana (Steindachner, 1908)
B. westermanni (Lütken, 1874)
Cheirocerus [3]
C. abuelo (Schultz, 1944)
C. eques Eigenmann, 1917
C. goeldii (Steindachner, 1908)
Duopalatinus [2]
D. emarginatus (Valenciennes, 1840)
D. peruanus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942
Exallodontus aguanai Lundberg, Mago-Leccia & Nass, 1991
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840) (Porthole shovelnose catfish)
Hypophthalmus [5]
H. edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (Highwaterman catfish)
H. fimbriatus Kner, 1858
H. longifilis Valenciennes, 1840
H. marginatus Valenciennes, 1840
H. oremaculatus Nani & Fuster, 1947
Iheringichthys [2]
I. labrosus (Lütken, 1874)
I. megalops Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
Luciopimelodus pati (Valenciennes, 1836) (Pati)
Megalonema [6]
M. argentina (MacDonagh, 1938)
M. pauciradiatum Eigenmann, 1919
M. platanum (Günther, 1880)
M. platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912
M. psammium Schultz, 1944
M. xanthum Eigenmann, 1912
Parapimelodus [2]
P. nigribarbis (Boulenger, 1889)
P. valenciennis (Lütken, 1874)
?Paulicea [not recognized by the “Fishbase”]
Pimelodina flavipinnis Steindachner, 1876
Pinirampus pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Flat-whiskered catfish)
Platysilurus [2]
P. goeldii (Steindachner, 1908)
P. malarmo Schultz, 1944
Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner, 1858)
Pseudoplatysoma [3]
P. corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Spotted sorubim)
P. fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766) (Barred sorubim)
P. tigrinum (Valenciennes, 1840) (Tiger sorubim)
Sorubimichthys [2]
S. planiceps (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Firewood catfish)
S. spatula (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Zungaropsis multimaculatus Steindachner, 1908
Reference(s):
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lundberg, J. G. & Akama, A., 2005: Brachyplatysoma capapretum: a new species of goliath catfish from the Amazon Basin, with a reclassification of allied catfishes (Silurifomes: Pimelodidae).
–Copeia: Vol. 2005 [105], #3, pp. 492-516 - Lundberg, J. G., Linares, O. J., Antonio, M. E. & Nass, P., 1988: Phractocephalus hemiliopterus (Pimelodidae, Siluriformes) from the Upper Miocene Urumaco Formation, Venezuela: A further case of evolutionary stasis and local extinction among South American fishes.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 8, #2, pp. 131-138 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600 - Varjo, M., 2001: Akvaario-opas. [in Finnish]
–AquaGeo & Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, Jyväskylä, 2001, 1-143