Amphilius (subgenus of Pimelodus) Günther [A.] 1864:115, 134 Masc. Pimelodus platychir Günther 1864. Type by monotypy. Described in key (p. 115) as section E of Pimelodus with 1 species on p. 134. •Valid as Amphilius Günther 1864 -- (Harry 1953:184 [ref. 9825], Skelton & Teugels 1986:54 [ref. 6192], Teugels et al. 1987 [ref. 6346], Burgess 1989:113 [ref. 12860], Lévêque et al. 1989:119 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:302 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:339 [ref. 26477], Skelton in Lévêque et al. 1992:452 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:187 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:187 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:31 [ref. 28023], Ferraris 2007:21 [ref. 29155], Skelton 2007:44 [ref. 29258], Skelton 2007:755 [ref. 30030], Thomson & Page 2010:45 [ref. 30999], Schmidt & Pezold 2011:521 [ref. 31330], Marshall 2011:150 [ref. 31755], Thomson et al. 2015:61 [ref. 33879], Thomson & Swartz 2018:292 [ref. 35935], Mazungula & Chakona 2021:1 [ref. 38290]). Current status: Valid as Amphilius Günther 1864. Amphiliidae: Amphiliinae.