FAMILY Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Pimelodini, Sorubinae, Anodontes, Hypophthalmini, Ariobagri, Callophysinae, Luciopimelodinae, Pinirampidae, Brachyplatystomatini] GENUS Aguarunichthys Stewart, 1986 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Aguarunichthys inpai Zuanon et al., 1993 - Solimoes long-whiskered catfish Species Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis Zuanon et al., 1993 - Zuanon's Tocantins long-whiskered catfish Species Aguarunichthys torosus Stewart, 1986 - Cenepa long-whiskered catfish GENUS Bagropsis Lutken, 1874 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Bagropsis reinhardti Lütken, 1874 - Reinhardt's bagropsis GENUS Bergiaria Eigenmann & Norris, 1901 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Bergiella] Species Bergiaria platana (Steindachner, 1908) - Steindachner's bergiaria Species Bergiaria westermanni (Lütken, 1874) - Lutken's bergiaria GENUS Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 - long-whiskered catfishes, goliath catfishes [=Ginesia, Goslinia, Malacobagrus, Merodontotus, Priamutana, Piratinga, Taenionema] Species Brachyplatystoma capapretum Lundberg & Akama, 2005 - Tefe long-whiskered catfish Species Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819) - lau-lau, kumakuma [=affine, gigas, goeldii, piraaiba] Species Brachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898) - Dourade zebra, zebra catfish [=cunaguaro] Species Brachyplatystoma platynemum Boulenger, 1898 - slobbering catfish [=steerei] Species Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855) - dourada [=goliath, paraense] Species Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) – piramutaba [=dawall, parnahybae, piramuta, reticulatus] Species Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981) - tigerstriped catfish, zebra shovelnose GENUS Calophysus Müller & Troschel, in Muller, 1843 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Pimeletropis, Pseudocallophysus] Species Calophysus macropterus (Lichtenstein, 1819) - mapurite, piracatinga, vulture catfish [=ctenodus, lateralis] GENUS Cheirocerus Eigenmann, 1917 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Sovichthys] Species Cheirocerus abuelo (Schultz, 1944) - Maracaibo long-whiskered catfish Species Cheirocerus eques Eigenmann, 1917 - Madeira long-whiskered catfish Species Cheirocerus goeldii (Steindachner, 1908) - Purus long-whiskered catfish [=leptus] GENUS Duopalatinus Eigenmann, 1888 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Duopalatinus emarginatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - Sao Francisco long-whiskered catfish Species Duopalatinus peruanus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 - Ucayali long-whiskered catfish GENUS Exallodontus Lundberg et al., 1991 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Exallodontus aguanai Lundberg et al., 1991 - Lundberg's exallodontus GENUS Hemisorubim Bleeker, 1862 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Paradiplomystax, Paradiplomystes] Species Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) – porthole shovelnose catfish [=coruscans, gerupoca] GENUS Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Hypophthalmus A, Notophthalmus, Pseudohypophthalmus] Species Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 - Highwaterman catfish [=perporosus, spixii] Species Hypophthalmus fimbriatus Kner, 1858 - Kner's hypophthalmus Species Hypophthalmus marginatus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 – Cayenne hypophthalmus Species Hypophthalmus oremaculatus Nani & Fuster, 1947 - Nani's long-whiskered catfish GENUS Iheringichthys Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Iheringichthys labrosus (Lütken, 1874) - de la Plata long-whiskered catfish Species Iheringichthys megalops Eigenmann & Ward, in Eigenmann et al., 1907 - Upper Paraguay long-whiskered catfish Species Iheringichthys syi Azpelicueta & Britski, 2012 - syi long-whiskered catfish GENUS Leiarius Bleeker, 1862 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Notoglanis, Perrunichthys, Sciadeoides] Species Leiarius marmoratus (Gill, 1870) - Maranon long-whiskered catfish Species Leiarius perruno (Schultz, 1944) - Schultz's Maracaibo long-whiskered catfish Species Leiarius pictus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) - Muller's Amazonian long-whiskered catfish GENUS Luciopimelodus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Luciopimelodus pati (Valenciennes, 1835) - pati [=pati L, undecimradiatus] GENUS Megalonema Eigenmann, 1912 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Eretmomegalonema] Species Megalonema amaxanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 - Tahuamanu long-whiskered catfish Species Megalonema argentinum (MacDonagh, 1938) - MacDonagh's Parana long-whiskered catfish Species Megalonema orixanthum Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 - Metica long-whiskered catfish Species Megalonema pauciradiatum Eigenmann, in Driver, 1919 - Villa Rica megalonema Species Megalonema platanum (Günther, 1880) - Gunther's Parana megalonema Species Megalonema platycephalum Eigenmann, 1912 - platycephalum long-whiskered catfish Species Megalonema psammium Schultz, 1944 - Palmar long-whiskered catfish Species Megalonema xanthum Eigenmann, 1912 - Magdalena long-whiskered catfish GENUS Phractocephalus Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Pirarara] Species Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - redtail catfish, cajaro [=bicolor, grunniens] GENUS Pimelabditus Lundberg & Parisi, in Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Pimelabditus moli Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 - moli long-whiskered catfish GENUS Pimelodina Steindachner, 1876 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Pimelodina flavipinnis Steindachner, 1876 - Steindachner's pimelodina [=nasus] GENUS Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Pseudariodes, Pseudorhamdia] Species Pimelodus absconditus Azpelicueta, 1995 - Azpelicueta's pimelodus Species Pimelodus albicans (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - Valenciennes' long-whiskered pimelodus [=albidus, moroti, muticus] Species Pimelodus albofasciatus Mees, 1974 - Sipaliwini long-whiskered pimelodus Species Pimelodus altissimus Eigenmann & Pearson, in Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 – Ucayali pimelodus Species Pimelodus argenteus Perugia, 1891 - silver pimelodus [=brevis] Species Pimelodus atrobrunneus Vidal & Lucena, 1999 - Ligeiro pimelodus Species Pimelodus blochii Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 - Bloch's catfish [=macronema, piscatrix] Species Pimelodus britskii Garavello & Shibatta, 2007 - Iguacu pimelodus Species Pimelodus coprophagus Schultz, 1944 - Schultz's Maracaibo pimelodus Species Pimelodus crypticus Villa-Navarro & Cala, in Villa-Navarro et al., 2017 - Cauca River pimelodus Species Pimelodus fur (Lütken, 1874) - fur long-whiskered catfish Species Pimelodus garciabarrigai Dahl, 1961 - Guayabero pimelodus Species Pimelodus grosskopfii Steindachner, 1879 - capaz [=longifilis] Species Pimelodus halisodous Ribeiro et al., 2008 - Ribeiro's Parana long-whiskered pimelodus Species Pimelodus jivaro Eigenmann & Pearson, in Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 - Morona pimelodus Species Pimelodus joannis Ribeiro et al., 2008 - Ribeiro's Tocantins long-whiskered pimelodus Species Pimelodus luciae Rocha & Ribeiro, 2010 - Itacaiunas pimelodus Species Pimelodus maculatus Lacepède, 1803 - Lacepede's pimelodus [=ascita, lima] Species Pimelodus microstoma Steindachner, 1877 - Steindachner's Upper Parana long-whiskered pimelodus [=heraldoi] Species Pimelodus multicratifer Ribeiro et al., 2011 - Rio Ribeira de Iguape pimelodus Species Pimelodus mysteriosus Azpelicueta, 1998 - Azpelicueta's Parana pimelodus Species Pimelodus navarroi Schultz, 1944 - Navarro's pimelodus Species Pimelodus ornatus Kner, 1858 - ornate pimelodus [=rhabdostigma] Species Pimelodus ortmanni Haseman, 1911 - Haseman's Parana pimelodus Species Pimelodus pantaneiro Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007 - Pantanal pimelodus Species Pimelodus paranaensis Britski & Langeani, 1988 - Britski's Upper Parana pimelodus Species Pimelodus pictus Steindachner, 1876 - pictus cat Species Pimelodus pintado Azpelicueta et al., 2008 - Laguna Merin pimelodus Species Pimelodus platicirris Borodin, 1927 - Borodin's Parana pimelodus Species Pimelodus pohli Ribeiro & Lucerna, 2006 - Ribeiro's Sao Francisco long-whiskered pimelodus Species Pimelodus punctatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) - Tuira pimelodus [=robustum] Species Pimelodus quadratus Lucinda et al., 2016 - Tocantins pimelodus Species Pimelodus stewarti Ribeiro et al., 2008 - Stewart's pimelodus Species Pimelodus tetramerus Ribeiro & Lucena, 2006 - Palmeiras pimelodus Species Pimelodus yuma Villa-Navarro & Acero P., in Villa-Navarro et al., 2017 – Caracoli pimelodus GENUS Parapimelodus La Monte, 1933 - long-whiskered catfish Species Parapimelodus nigribarbis (Boulenger, 1889) - blackwhiskered catfish Species Parapimelodus valenciennis (Lütken, 1874) - Lutken's parapimelodus [=spegazzinii] GENUS Pinirampus Bleeker, 1858 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Perugia, Pirinampus] Species Pinirampus pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) - flatwhiskered catfish [=agassizii S147, agassizii S607, araguayensis, barbancho, insignis, typus] GENUS Platynematichthys Bleeker, 1858 - long-whiskered catfishes [=Platypogon] Species Platynematichthys notatus (Jardine, in Schomburgk, 1841) - coroatá [=caerulorostris, nigripunctatus, punctulatus] GENUS Platysilurus Haseman, 1911 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Platysilurus malarmo Schultz, 1944 - Maracaibo platysilurus Species Platysilurus mucosus (Vaillant, 1880) - Vaillant's platysilurus [=barbatus, goeldii] Species Platysilurus olallae (Orces V., 1977) - Ecuadorian long-whiskered catfish GENUS Platystomatichthys Bleeker, 1862 - long-whiskered catfishes Species Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner, 1858) - sturgeon