Hypophthalmus Cuvier [G.] 1829:293 Masc. Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:15 [ref. 393]. Cuvier's Hypophthalmus predates Agassiz's treatment (see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]). •Valid as Hypophthalmus Cuvier 1829 -- (Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380], Ferraris 2003:856 [ref. 26999], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:436 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:333 [ref. 29155], Littmann et al. 2015:161 [ref. 33933], Littmann et al. 2021:178 [ref. 38412], Grant 2021:68 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Hypophthalmus Cuvier 1829. Pimelodidae.