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Genera in the family or subfamily Pseudopimelodidae: [ 8 ] records

Batrochoglanis Gill [T. N.] 1858:389 [29] Masc. Pimelodus raninus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. Spelled Batrochoglanis in original (twice) and in separate [p. 29]. Batrachoglanis (e.g. as used by Gill 1861, Bleeker 1862:11 [ref. 393] and Jordan 1919:281 [ref. 2410]) are incorrect subsequent spellings. •Objective synonym of Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858 -- (Mees 1974:187 [ref. 2969], Grant 1999:44 [ref. 24295]). •Valid as Batrochoglanis Gill 1858 -- (Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:401 [ref. 27061], Diogo et al. 2004:262 [ref. 27964], Shibatta & Pavanelli 2005:22 [ref. 28557], Ferraris 2007:352 [ref. 29155], Shibatta 2019:243 [ref. 36984], Grant 2021:182 [ref. 38702], Shibatta 2024:273 [ref. 41176]). Current status: Valid as Batrochoglanis Gill 1858. Pseudopimelodidae: Batrochoglaninae.

Cephalosilurus Haseman [J. D.] 1911:317 Masc. Cephalosilurus fowleri Haseman 1911. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858 -- (Mees 1974:187 [ref. 2969]). •Synonym of Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858, but a valid subgenus Cephalosilurus -- (Grant 1999:48 [ref. 24295]). •Valid as Cephalosilurus Haseman 1911 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1998:316 [ref. 23847], Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:402 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:353 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:189 [ref. 38702]). •Synonym of Lophiosilurus Steindachner 1876 -- Current status: Synonym of Lophiosilurus Steindachner 1876. Pseudopimelodidae: Batrochoglaninae.

Cruciglanis Ortega-Lara [A.] & Lehmann A. [P.] 2006:149 Masc. Cruciglanis pacifici Ortega-Lara & Lehmann A. 2006. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cruciglanis Ortega-Lara & Lehmann A. 2006 -- (Grant 2021:194 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Cruciglanis Ortega-Lara & Lehmann A. 2006. Pseudopimelodidae: Pseudopimelodinae.

Lophiosilurus Steindachner [F.] 1876:154 Masc. Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner 1876. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lophiosilurus Steindachner 1876 -- (Burgess 1989:275 [ref. 12860], Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1998:316 [ref. 23847], Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:402 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:353 [ref. 29155] dated 1877, Grant 2021:197 [ref. 38702], Shibatta et al. 2021:3 [ref. 38931]). Current status: Valid as Lophiosilurus Steindachner 1876. Pseudopimelodidae: Batrochoglaninae.

Microglanis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1912:130, 155 Masc. Microglanis poecilus Eigenmann 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Formed from the Greek words, so the gender would be feminine, but Eigenmann used poecilus with a masculine ending. •Valid as Microglanis Eigenmann 1912 -- (Gomes 1946 [ref. 13126], Mees 1974:221 [ref. 2969], Mees 1978:259 [ref. 5691], Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Malabarba 1989:140 [ref. 14217], Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], Malabarba & Mahler 1998:243 [ref. 23653], de Pinna 1998:316 [ref. 23847], Britski et al. 1999:97 [ref. 24147], Grant 1999:53 [ref. 24295], Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:402 [ref. 27061], Bertaco & Cardoso 2005:61 [ref. 28181], Shibatta & Benine 2005:579 [ref. 28567], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2006:157 [ref. 28723], Mori & Shibatta 2006:32 [ref. 28958], Ferraris 2007:354 [ref. 29155], Vera Alcaraz et al. 2008:425 [ref. 29849], Ruiz & Shibatta 2010:53 [ref. 30984], Ottoni et al. 2010:187 [ref. 31071], Ruiz & Shibatta 2011:697 [ref. 31721], Jarduli & Shibatta 2013:507 [ref. 32911], Mattos et al. 2013:147 [ref. 33009], Shibatta 2014:81 [ref. 33231], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Shibatta 2016:[1] [ref. 34812], Terán et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34904], Ruiz 2016:211 [ref. 34907], Souza-Shibatta et al. 2018:1 [ref. 36010], Tobes et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37632], Grant 2021:200 [ref. 38702], Lehmann A. et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41028]). Current status: Valid as Microglanis Eigenmann 1912. Pseudopimelodidae: Batrochoglaninae.

Pseudopimelodus Bleeker [P.] 1858:196, 204, 207 Masc. Pimelodus bufonius Valenciennes 1840. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1861, not raninus by Bleeker 1862:11 [ref. 393]. •Valid as Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858 -- (Mees 1974:187 [ref. 2969], Mees 1978:253 [ref. 5691], Stewart 1986:667 [ref. 5211], Burgess 1989:275 [ref. 12860], Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], de Pinna 1998:310, 316 [ref. 23847], Britski et al. 1999:97 [ref. 24147], Grant 1999:44 [ref. 24295], Shibatta in Reis et al. 2003:403 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:355 [ref. 29155], Bertaco et al. 2016:421 [ref. 34561], Restrepo-Gómez et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37755], Grant 2021:206 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858. Pseudopimelodidae: Pseudopimelodinae.

Rhyacoglanis Shibatta [O. A.] & Vari [R. P.] 2017:4 Masc. Pimelodus (Pseudopimelodus) pulcher Boulenger 1887. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rhyacoglanis Shibatta & Vari 2017 -- (Grant 2021:213 [ref. 38702], Shibatta et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38876], Shibatta & Souza-Shibatta 2023:1 [ref. 40022], Crispim-Rodrigues et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40421]). Current status: Valid as Rhyacoglanis Shibatta & Vari 2017. Pseudopimelodidae: Pseudopimelodinae.

Vespaglanis (subgenus of Pseudopimelodus) Grant [S.] 1999:50 Masc. Pimelodus charus Valenciennes 1840. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858 -- (Grant 2020:26 [ref. 37892], Grant 2021:206 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudopimelodus Bleeker 1858. Pseudopimelodidae: Pseudopimelodinae.