Descrizione originale:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1820. "Ichthyologia Ohiensis [Part 7]". Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine. 2(6):355-363 (ffm00229)
Elenco delle specie descritte (23):
valid: 8 synonym: 15- Silrus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818 (valid)
- Pimelodus caudafurcatus Lesueur, 1819 (synonym)
- Silurus argentinus Rafinesque, 1820 (synonym)
- Pimelodus argyrus Rafinesque, 1820 (synonym)
- Silurus maculatus var. erythroptera Rafinesque, 1820 (synonym)
- Silurus (Pimelodus) borealis Richardson, 1836 (synonym)
- Pimelodus furcatus Valenciennes, 1840 (valid)
- Pimelodus furcifer Valenciennes, 1840 (synonym)
- Pimelodus lupus Girard, 1858 (valid)
- Synechoglanis beadlei Gill, 1859 (synonym)
- Pimelodus graciosus Girard, 1859 (synonym)
- Pimelodus houghi Girard, 1859 (synonym)
- Pimelodus hammondii Abbott, 1861 (synonym)
- Amiurus meridionalis Günther, 1864 (valid)
- Ameiurus dugesii Bean, 1880 (valid)
- Villarius pricei Rutter, 1898 (valid)
- Ictalurus anguilla Evermann & Kendall, 1898 (synonym)
- Istlarius balsanus Jordan & Snyder, 1899 (valid)
- Amiurus mexicanus Meek, 1904 (valid)
- Amiurus australis Meek, 1904 (synonym)
- Amiurus meeki Regan, 1907 (synonym)
- Ictalurus balsanus occidentalis de Buen, 1946 (synonym)
- Haustor ochoterenai de Buen, 1946 (synonym)