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Otophysa

Osteichthyes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Otophysi Cavin
2004Otophysi Filleul and Maisey
2011Otophysi Long p. 243
2013Otophysa Betancur et al.
2014Otophysi Bannikov p. 26
2016Otophysi Nelson et al. p. 179
2019Otophysi Ebersole et al. p. 164
2019Otophysa van der Laan p. 65
2025Otophysi Cicimurri et al. p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
—Otophysa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Fm. †Chanoididae Taverne 2005
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G. †Chanoides Woodward 1901
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†Chanoides macropoma Agassiz 1835
Or. Characiformes Regan 1911
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Invalid names: Acestrorhynchinae [empty], Heterocharacinae [empty], Roestinae [empty]
Superfm. Alestoidea
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G. Hydrocynus Cuvier 1816
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G. Colossoma Cuvier 1818
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Invalid names: Agoniatinae [empty], Aphyocharacinae [empty], Aphyoditeinae [empty], Bryconinae [empty], Characinae [empty], Cheirodontinae [empty], Clupeacharacinae [empty], Gymnocharacinae [empty], Iguanodectinae [empty], Rhoadsiinae [empty], Stethaprioninae [empty], Stevardiinae [empty], Tetragonopterinae Lundberg 1997 [empty]
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Invalid names: Charcidiinae [empty], Crenuchinae [empty]
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G. Hydrolycus Lundberg 1997
G. Rhaphiodon Agassiz 1829
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G. Hoplias Gill 1903
Superfm. Erythrinoidea
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G. Leporinus Lundberg 1997
Invalid names: Curimatidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Bivibranchiini [empty], Hemiodontini [empty]
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Invalid names: Lebiasininae [empty], Pyrrhulininae [empty]
Fm. Serrasalmidae Günther 1864
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G. †Megapiranha Cione et al. 2009
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†Megapiranha paranensis Cione et al. 2009
G. Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy 1903
G. Piaractus Eigenmann 1903
Invalid names: Bryconidae [empty], Chalceidae [empty], Characoidea [empty], Chilodontidae Eigenmann 1912 [empty], Crenuchoidea [empty], Ctenoluciidae [empty], Gasteropelecidae [empty], Hepsetidae [empty], Parodontidae [empty], Prochilodontidae [empty], Triportheidae [empty]
Subor. Citharinoidei Buckup 1998
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G. †Eocitharinus Murray 2003
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Invalid names: Citharinidae [empty], Distichodontidae [empty]
G. Miletes Heckel 1849
G. Rhodsia Fowler 1911
G. †Santanichthys Silva Santos 1991
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†Santanichthys diasii Silva Santos 1958
Or. Cypriniformes Bleeker 1859 [carp-like fish]
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Subor. Cobitoidei Swainson 1838
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Fm. Catostomidae Agassiz 1850
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G. Carpiodes Rafinesque 1820
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Carpiodes cyprinus LeSueur 1817
G. †Chasmistes Jordan 1878
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†Chasmistes cujus Cope 1883
Subfm. †Ictiobinae Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2006
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G. †Ictiobus Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2006
G. †Xyrauchen Eigenmann and Kirsch 1889
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Xyrauchen texanus Abbott 1860
Invalid names: Catostomini [empty], Cycleptinae Nelson et al. 2016 [empty], Erimyzontini Nelson et al. 2016 [empty], Moxostomatini [empty], Myxocyprininae [empty], Thoburniini [empty]
Fm. Cobitidae Swainson 1838
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G. Cobitis Linnaeus 1758
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†Cobitis centrochir Agassiz 1832
†Cobitis cephalotes Agassiz 1832
†Cobitis primigenius Böhme 2008
Invalid names: Acanthopsis Agassiz 1832 [synonym]
Fm. †Jianghanichthyidae Liu et al. 2015
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G. †Jianghanichthys Lei 1987
Invalid names: Balitoridae [empty], Barbuccidae Kottelat 2012 [empty], Botiidae [empty], Ellopostomatidae [empty], Gastromyzontidae [empty], Gyrinocheilidae [empty], Nemacheilidae [empty], Serpenticobitidae [empty], Vaillantellidae [empty]
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Fm. Cyprinidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Acrocheilus Agassiz 1855
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†Acrocheilus latus Cope 1870
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Invalid names: Diastichus macrodon Cope 1870 [synonym]
G. †Alisodon Hay 1920
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†Alisodon mirus Hay 1920
G. †Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860
G. †Amyzon Cope 1872
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†Amyzon brevipinne Cope 1893
†Amyzon commune Cope 1874
†Amyzon fusiforme Cope 1875
†Amyzon gosiutensis Grande et al. 1982
†Amyzon mentale Cope 1872
†Amyzon pandatum Cope 1875
G. Aspius Agassiz 1832
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†Aspius brongniarti Agassiz 1835
†Aspius ecnomi Sauvage 1870
†Aspius gracilis Agassiz 1835
G. Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet 1816
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Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 [ripon barbel]
Barbus barbus Linnaeus 1758
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 [binny]
Subfm. Cyprininae Bonaparte 1840
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G. †Aphelichthys Cope 1893
G. †Diastichus Cope 1870
G. Notropis Rafinesque 1818
G. †Palaeocarassius Obrhelová 1970
G. Rutilus Rafinesque 1820
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Invalid names: Anchybopsis Cope 1870 [synonym]
G. Cyprinion Heckel 1843
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G. Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Ecocarpia Chen et al. 2005
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†Ecocarpia ningmingensis Chen et al. 2005
G. †Gila Baird and Girard 1853
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†Gila coerulea Girard 1856
†Gila milleri Smith 1975
†Gila traini Lugaski 1979
G. †Gobio Cuvier 1817
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†Gobio analis Agassiz 1835
G. †Hexapsephus Gunther 1876
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†Hexapsephus guentheri Woodward 1901
G. †Idadon Smith 1975
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†Idadon condonianus Smith 1975
†Idadon hibbardi Smith 1975
G. †Iquius Jordan 1919
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†Iquius nipponicus Jordan 1919
Subfm. Labeoninae Chen 1984
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Tr. Garraini Reid 1982
G. †Lavinia Girard 1845
G. †Leuciscus Cuvier 1817
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Subg. †Leuciscus (Scardinius) Sauvage 1873
Subg. Leuciscus (Squalius) Bonaparte 1837
†Leuciscus arciferus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus bairdii Cope 1870
†Leuciscus brevis Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus cephalon Zenker 1833
†Leuciscus gracilis Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus hartmanni Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus heterurus Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus laminatus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus latiusculus Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus leptus Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus oeningensis Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus poeticus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus pusillus Agassiz 1835
†Leuciscus reddingi Cope 1883
†Leuciscus turneri Lucas 1900
Invalid names: Oligobelus Cope 1870 [synonym], Squalius Bonaparte 1837 [synonym]
G. †Mylocyprinus Leidy 1870
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†Mylocyprinus inflexus Cope 1883
†Mylocyprinus robustus Leidy 1870
G. Nemachilus Günther 1868
G. Orthodon Girard 1856
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†Orthodon hadrognathus Smith 1975
G. †Palaeoleuciscus Obrhelová 1969
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G. †Palaeotinca Obrhelová 1969
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†Palaeotinca egeriana Obrhelová 1969
Subfm. Phoxininae
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G. †Palaeorutilus Gaudant 1988
G. †Planktophaga Böhme et al. 2013
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†Planktophaga minuta Böhme et al. 2013
G. †Protothymallus Laube 1901
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†Protothymallus elongata Kramberger 1884
Invalid names: Varhostichthys Obrhelová 1969 [synonym]
G. †Ptychocheilus Agassiz 1855
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G. Puntius Hamilton 1822
G. †Rhodeus Agassiz 1832
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†Rhodeus elongatus Agassiz 1835
†Rhodeus latior Agassiz 1835
G. †Siphateles Cope 1883
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†Siphateles bicolor Girard 1856
†Siphateles mohavensis Snyder 1918
G. †Thynichthys Bleeker 1860
G. †Tinca Cuvier 1817
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†Tinca furcata Agassiz 1832
†Tinca leptosoma Agassiz 1832
†Tinca micropygoptera Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Barbinae [empty], Cultrinae [empty], Danioninae [empty], Esox destructus Laube 1901 [nomen vanum], Gobioninae Bleeker 1863 [empty], Leuciscinae Howes 1991 [empty], Opsariichthyinae [empty], Squaliobarbinae [empty], Xenocyprinae [empty]
Subfm. Tincidae Jordan 1878
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G. †Tarsichthys Troschel 1854
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†Tarsichthys macrurus Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Tinca tarsiger Troschel 1854 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acheilognathidae [empty], Danionidae Bleeker 1863 [empty], Gobionidae Bleeker 1863 [empty], Leptobarbidae Bleeker 1864 [empty], Leuciscidae Bonaparte 1835 [empty], Paedocyprididae Mayden and Chen 2010 [empty], Psilorhynchidae Hora 1926 [empty], Sundadanionidae Mayden and Chen 2010 [empty], Tanichthyidae Mayden and Chen 2010 [empty]
Invalid names: Siluri Stirton 1953 [empty]
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Invalid names: Gymnotidae [empty]
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Invalid names: Apteronotidae [empty], Rhamphichthyidae [empty], Sternopygidae [empty]
Or. Siluriformes [catfish]
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Fm. †Andinichthyidae Gayet 1988
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G. †Andinichthys Gayet 1988
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Fm. †Bachmanniidae Azpelicueta and Cione 2011
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G. †Bachmannia Dolgopol 1941
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†Bachmannia chubutensis Dolgopol 1941
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Invalid names: Arius argentinus Dolgopol 1941 [synonym]
Fm. Callitrichtyidae Lundberg 1997
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G. Hoplosternum Lundberg 1997
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Fm. Diplomystidae Eigenman 1890
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G. †Diplomystes Bleeker 1858
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†Diplomystes rudis Casier 1966
G. †Eopeyeria Whitley 1947
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Fm. †Hypsidoridae Grande and De Pinna 1998
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G. †Hypsidoris Grande and De Pinna 1998
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†Hypsidoris oregonensis Grande and De Pinna 1998
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Fm. Callichthyidae Gill 1872
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G. Callichthys Linné 1758
G. Corydoras Lacépède 1803
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†Corydoras revelatus Cockerell 1936
Invalid names: Callichthyinae [empty], Corydoradinae [empty]
Fm. Loricariidae Gill 1872
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G. Acanthicus Lundberg 1997
G. Hypostomus Lundberg 1997
G. †Taubateia Malabarba and Lundberg 2007
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†Taubateia paraiba Malabarba and Lundberg 2007
Invalid names: Angistrinae [empty], Delturinae [empty], Hypoptopomatinae [empty], Hypotominae [empty], Lithogeneinae [empty], Loricariinae [empty], Neoplecostominae [empty]
Fm. Nematogenyidae Bleeker 1862
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G. Nematogenys Girard 1855
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Nematogenys cuivi Azpelicueta and Rubilar 1998
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Invalid names: Copionodontinae [empty], Glanapteryginae [empty], Sarcoglanidinae [empty], Stegophilinae [empty], Trichogeninae [empty], Trichomycterinae [empty], Tridentinae [empty], Vandelliinae [empty]
Invalid names: Astroblepidae [empty]
G. Selenaspis Bleeker 1858
Subor. Siluroidei Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Invalid names: Amphiliinae [empty], Doumeinae [empty], Leptoglaninae [empty]
Fm. Ariidae Berg 1958 [Ariid catfish]
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G. Ariidarum Berg 1958
G. †Ariopsis Gill 1861
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†Ariopsis castilloensi Aguilera et al. 2020
G. Arius Cuvier and Valenciennes 1840
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†Arius africanus Frost 1926
†Arius amekiensis Frost 1926
†Arius angulatus Frost 1926
†Arius crassus Koken 1884
†Arius danicus Koken 1891
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Invalid names: Arius rotundus Roedel 1930 [synonym]
†Arius germanicus Koken 1891
†Arius hewardbelli White 1926
†Arius kitsoni White 1926
†Arius russi White 1926
†Arius rutschi Casier 1958
†Arius subtilis Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
†Arius tenuis Frost 1925
†Arius vangionis Koken 1891
G. Bagre Mitchill 1815
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Bagre marinus Mitchill 1815
Bagre ornatus Aguilera et al. 2020
†Bagre urumacoensis Aguilera and Marceniuk 2018
G. †Cantarius Aguilera 2013
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†Cantarius nolfi Aguilera 2013
G. †Cathorops Jordan and Gilbert 1883
G. Galeichthys Valenciennes 1840
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†Galeichthys ohei Schwarzhans 2019
G. Plotosus Bloch 1794
G. †Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al. 2017
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†Qarmoutus hitanensis El-Sayed et al. 2017
G. Tachysurus Lacepede 1804
Fm. Bagridae Bleeker 1852 [naked catfish]
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G. Auchenoglanis Günther 1865
G. Bagrus Bosc 1816
G. †Bucklandium König 1825
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†Bucklandium diluvii König 1825
G. †Claibornichthys Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Claibornichthys troelli Frizzell and Dante 1965
G. †Eomacrones White 1936
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†Eomacrones wilsoni White 1934
G. †Fajumia Stromer 1904
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†Fajumia schweinfurthi Andrews 1904
G. †Socnopaea Stromer 1904
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†Socnopaea grandis Stromer 1904
†Socnopaea horai Sahni and Mishra 1975
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Invalid names: Cetopsinae [empty], Helogeneinae [empty]
Fm. Clariidae Bonaparte 1846 [airbreathing catfish]
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G. Clarias Scopoli 1777 [catfish]
G. †Heterobranchus Hilaire 1827
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G. Chrysichthys Bleeker 1858
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G. Clarotes Kner 1855
Superfm. Doradoidea
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Invalid names: Aspredininae [empty], Bunocephalinae [empty], Hoplomyzontinae [empty]
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G. Rhamdia Bleeker 1858
Fm. Ictaluridae Gill 1861 [catfish]
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G. †Astephus Cope 1873
G. Ictalurus Rafinesque 1820
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Subg. Ictalurus (Amiurus) Rafinesque 1820
†Ictalurus countermani Lundberg and Luckenbill 2012
Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque 1818
†Ictalurus spodius Smith 1987
Fm. Mochokidae Jordan 1923
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G. Synodontis Cuvier 1816 [upside down catfish]
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Synodontis frontosus Vaillant 1895 [Sudan squeaker]
Synodontis schall Bloch and Schneider 1801 [wahrindi]
Fm. Pimelodidae Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1918
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G. Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862
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G. Phractocephalus Spix and Agassiz 1829 [cajaro]
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†Phractocephalus acreornatus Aguilera et al. 2008 [cajaro]
†Phractocephalus nassi Lundberg and Aguilera 2003 [cajaro]
G. Pimelodella Eiganmann 1917
Fm. Siluridae Cuvier 1816
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G. Ameiurus Rafinesque 1820
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†Ameiurus cancellatus Cope 1891
†Ameiurus lavetti Lundberg 1975
†Ameiurus maconnellii Cope 1891
G. †Amiurus Rafinesque
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†Amiurus cancellatus Cope 1891
†Amiurus maconnellii Cope 1891
G. †Pimelodus Lacepede
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†Pimelodus antiquus Leidy 1873
†Pimelodus gaudryi Leriche 1901
G. †Pseudeutropius Bleeker 1863
G. †Rhineastes Cope 1872
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†Rhineastes arcuatus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes calvus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes pectinatus Cope 1874
†Rhineastes peltatus Cope 1872
†Rhineastes radulus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes smithii Cope 1872
G. †Silurus Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Ichthyophis muelleri Brunner 1954 [nomen dubium]
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Invalid names: Glyptosterninae [empty], Sisorinae [empty]
Superfm. Sisoroidea
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Invalid names: Auchenoglanididae [empty], Erethistidae [empty], Lacantuniidae [empty]
Invalid names: Ailiidae [empty], Akysidae [empty], Amblycipitidae [empty], Anchariidae [empty], Arioidea Bleeker 1862 [empty], Auchenipteridae [empty], Austroglanididae [empty], Chacidae [empty], Clarioidea [empty], Cranoglanididae [empty], Heteropneustidae [empty], Horabagridae [empty], Hypsidoroidea Grande and De Pinna 1998 [empty], Malapteruridae [empty], Pangasiidae [empty], Plotosidae [empty], Pseudopimelodidae [empty], Ritidae [empty], Schilbeidae [empty], Siluriodae [empty]
Fm. †Vorhisiidae Frizzell 1965
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G. †Vorhisia Frizzell 1965
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†Vorhisia vulpes Frizzell 1965
Invalid names: Cetopsoidei [empty], Doradidae [empty]
G. †Sooinichthys Alvarado‐Ortega et al. 2025
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†Sooinichthys varii Alvarado‐Ortega et al. 2025
Invalid names: Characiphysae [empty], Characiphysi Fink and Fink 1981 [empty], Cyprinae [empty], Cypriniphysi [empty], Siluriphysi Grande and De Pinna 1998 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available