| Cephalosilurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae |
| Genus: | Cephalosilurus Haseman, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Cephalosilurus fowleri Haseman 1911
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Cephalosilurus is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pseudopimelodidae. The genus was first described in 1911.
In 2021, it was considered a junior synonym of Lophiosilurus.[1]
- ^ Shibatta, Oscar A.; Jarduli, Lucas R.; Abrahão, Vitor P.; Souza-Shibatta, Lenice (2021). "Phylogeny of the Neotropical Pacman catfish genus Lophiosilurus (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 19 (4). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0040. ISSN 1982-0224.