Malacobagrus Bleeker [P.] 1862:11 Masc. Pimelodus filamentosus Lichtenstein 1819. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862, but a valid subgenus -- (Lundberg et al. 2011:157 [ref. 31593]). •Synonym of Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862 -- (Mees 1974:120 [ref. 2969], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:434 [ref. 27061], Lundberg & Akama 2005:497 [ref. 28312], Ferraris 2007:330 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:25 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862. Pimelodidae.