Pseudariodes Bleeker [P.] 1862:11 Masc. Silurus clarias Bloch 1782. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type given as "Pseudariodes clarias = Silurus clarias Bl. [Bloch]." The possibility that this genus was based on a misidentified type species or deliberate use of a misidentification not investigated. •Synonym of Pimelodus Lacepède 1803 -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:438 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:336 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:84 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Pimelodus Lacepède 1803. Pimelodidae.