Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                             Superorder Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                               Series Otophysi Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 see Section Otophysa Rosen & Greenwood, 1970
                                 Cypriniphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                   Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981 see Subseries Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                     Siluriphysi Fink & Fink, 1996
                                       Order Siluriformes Bleeker, 1858 - catfishes
                                         Superfamily Bagroidea Bleeker, 1858
                                           Family Pimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835 - long-whiskered catfishes
                                             01 Genus Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
                                             02 Genus Calophysus Müller & Troschel, 1842
                                             03 Genus Goslinia Myers, 1941 see Genus Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862
                                             04 Genus Luciopimelodus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
                                             05 Genus Phractocephalus Agassiz, 1829
                                             06 Genus Pimelodina Steindachner, 1876
                                             07.1 Genus Pimelodus Lacepède, 1803
                                             07.2.1 Genus Parapimelodus LaMonte, 1933
                                             07.2.2 Genus Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829
                                             08 Genus Sorubim Cuvier, 1829 - South American shovelnose catfish
                                             09 Genus Sorubimichthys Bleeker, 1862
                                             10 Genus Zungaro Bleeker, 1858