Pimelenotus Gill [T. N.] 1858:387 [31] Masc. Pimelenotus vilsoni Gill 1858. Type by subsequent designation. On p. 31 of separate. Genus as Pimelotus but corrected in errata at rear of volume to Pimelenotus. Type designated by Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1890:116 [ref. 12251]. Spelled Pimelonotus by Günther 1864:114 [ref. 1974]. •Synonym of Rhamdia Bleeker 1858 -- (Mees 1974:152 [ref. 2969], Silfvergrip 1996:74 [ref. 22347], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:422 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:197 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:176 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Rhamdia Bleeker 1858. Heptapteridae: Rhamdiinae.