Pimelodidae

Pimelodidae
Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent [1]
Pimelodus pictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Superfamily: Pimelodoidea
Family: Pimelodidae
Swaison, 1838
Genera

Aguarunichthys
Bagropsis
Bergiaria
Brachyplatystoma
Calophysus
Cheirocerus
Duopalatinus
Exallodontus
Hemisorubim
Hypophthalmus
Iheringichthys
Leiarius
Luciopimelodus
Megalonema
Parapimelodus
Perrunichthys
Phractocephalus
Pimelabditus
Pimelodina
Pimelodus
Pinirampus
Platynematichthys
Platysilurus
Platystomatichthys
Propimelodus
Pseudoplatystoma
Sorubim
Sorubimichthys
Steindachneridion
Zungaro
Zungaropsis

Synonyms

Pimelodontidae

The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes).

  1. ^ Garavello, Julio Cesar (2005). "Revision of genus Steindachneridion (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (4): 607–623. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400018.