最初的描述:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1820. "Ichthyologia Ohiensis [Part 7]". Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine. 2(6):355-363 (ffm00229)
已包括的已描述鱼种 (7):
有效的: 1 同种异名: 6- Silurus melas Rafinesque, 1820 (有效的)
- Pimelodus catulus Girard, 1858 (同种异名)
- Pimelodus confinis Girard, 1859 (同种异名)
- Pimelodus cupreoides Girard, 1859 (同种异名)
- Ameiurus obesus Gill, 1861 (同种异名)
- Amiurus brachyacanthus Cope, 1880 (同种异名)
- Amiurus cragini Gilbert, 1884 (同种异名)