Hypophthalmus Agassiz [L.] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:16 Masc. Hypophthalmus edentatus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:15 [ref. 393] and 1863:109 [ref. 401] as edentatus. Treated as valid (Stewart 1986:667 et seq. [ref. 5211], Burgess 1989:294 [ref. 12860]), but genus dates to Cuvier 1829 (see Kottelat 1988:78 [ref. 13380]). •In Pimelodidae -- (Lundberg et al. 2011:154, 165, 169 [ref. 31593]). •Valid as Hypophthalmus Agassiz 1829 -- (Lundberg et al. 1991:842 [ref. 19175], de Pinna 1998:314, 321 [ref. 23847] as a problematic taxon, Britski et al. 1999:97 [ref. 24147], López-Fernández & Winemiller 2000:35 [ref. 24443]). •Synonym of Hypophthalmus Cuvier 1829 -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:436 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:333 [ref. 29155], Littmann et al. 2015:159 [ref. 33933], dos Santos et al. 2019:289 [ref. 37144], Littmann et al. 2021:178 [ref. 38412], Grant 2021:68 [ref. 38702], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:54 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Synonym of Hypophthalmus Cuvier 1829. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.