Guiritinga Bleeker [P.] 1858:62, 67 Fem. Pimelodus commersonii Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Netuma Bleeker 1858, but may be valid for South American species -- (Higuchi et al. 1982:3 [ref. 11467]). •Synonym of Arius Valenciennes 1840 -- (Kailola 1990:4 [ref. 19337]). •Valid as Guiritinga Bleeker 1858 -- (Kailola 2004:145 [ref. 28108]). •Synonym of Genidens Castelnau 1855 -- (Marceniuk & Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:450 [ref. 27061], Marceniuk & Menezes 2007:63 [ref. 29031], Ferraris 2007:43 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Genidens Castelnau 1855. Ariidae: Ariinae.