Merodontotus Britski [H. A.] 1981:109 Masc. Merodontotus tigrinus Britski 1981. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Merodontotus Britski 1981 -- (Castro 1984 [ref. 5296], Stewart 1986:668 [ref. 5211], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Lundberg et al. 1991:842 [ref. 19175] as Merodontodus, de Pinna 1998:314 [ref. 23847] as Merodontodus, Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:438 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862 -- (Lundberg & Akama 2005:497 [ref. 28312], Ferraris 2007:330 [ref. 29155], Grant 2021:25 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862. Pimelodidae.