| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Aguarunichthys inpai | Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993 | |
| Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis | Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993 | |
| Aguarunichthys torosus | Stewart, 1986 | |
| Bagropsis reinhardti | Lütken, 1874 | |
| Bergiaria platana | (Steindachner, 1908) | |
| Bergiaria westermanni | (Lütken, 1874) | |
| Brachyplatystoma capapretum | Lundberg & Akama, 2005 | |
| Brachyplatystoma filamentosum | (Lichtenstein, 1819) | Kumakuma |
| Brachyplatystoma juruense | (Boulenger, 1898) | Zebra catfish |
| Brachyplatystoma platynemum | Boulenger, 1898 | Slobbering catfish |
| Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | (Castelnau, 1855) | |
| Brachyplatystoma tigrinum | (Britski, 1981) | Tigerstriped catfish |
| Brachyplatystoma vaillantii | (Valenciennes, 1840) | Laulao catfish |
| Calophysus macropterus | (Lichtenstein, 1819) | Zamurito |
| Cheirocerus abuelo | (Schultz, 1944) | |
| Cheirocerus eques | Eigenmann, 1917 | |
| Cheirocerus goeldii | (Steindachner, 1908) | |
| Conorhynchos conirostris | (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Duopalatinus emarginatus | (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Duopalatinus peruanus | Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 | |
| Exallodontus aguanai | Lundberg, Mago-Leccia & Nass, 1991 | |
| Hemisorubim platyrhynchos | (Valenciennes, 1840) | Porthole shovelnose catfish |
| Hypophthalmus edentatus | Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | Highwaterman catfish |
| Hypophthalmus fimbriatus | Kner, 1858 | |
| Hypophthalmus marginatus | Valenciennes, 1840 | |
| Hypophthalmus oremaculatus | Nani & Fuster, 1947 | |
| Iheringichthys labrosus | (Lütken, 1874) | |
| Iheringichthys megalops | Eigenmann & Ward, 1907 | |
| Iheringichthys syi | Azpelicueta & Britski, 2012 | |
| Leiarius arekaima | (Jardine, 1841) | |
| Leiarius longibarbis | (Castelnau, 1855) | |
| Leiarius marmoratus | (Gill, 1870) | |
| Leiarius pictus | (Müller & Troschel, 1849) | |
| Luciopimelodus pati | (Valenciennes, 1835) | Pati |
| Megalonema amaxanthum | Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 | |
| Megalonema argentinum | (MacDonagh, 1938) | |
| Megalonema orixanthum | Lundberg & Dahdul, 2008 | |
| Megalonema pauciradiatum | Eigenmann, 1919 | |
| Megalonema platanum | (Günther, 1880) | |
| Megalonema platycephalum | Eigenmann, 1912 | |
| Megalonema psammium | Schultz, 1944 | |
| Megalonema xanthum | Eigenmann, 1912 | |
| Parapimelodus nigribarbis | (Boulenger, 1889) | |
| Parapimelodus valenciennis | (Lütken, 1874) | |
| Perrunichthys perruno | Schultz, 1944 | Leopard catfish |
| Phractocephalus hemioliopterus | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Redtail catfish |
| Pimelabditus moli | Parisi & Lundberg, 2009 | |
| Pimelodina flavipinnis | Steindachner, 1876 | |
| Pimelodus absconditus | Azpelicueta, 1995 | |
| Pimelodus albicans | (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Pimelodus albofasciatus | Mees, 1974 | |
| Pimelodus altissimus | Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942 | |
| Pimelodus argenteus | Perugia, 1891 | |
| Pimelodus atrobrunneus | Vidal & Lucena, 1999 | |
| Pimelodus blochii | Valenciennes, 1840 | Bloch's catfish |
| Pimelodus brevis | Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933 | |
| Pimelodus britskii | Garavello & Shibatta, 2007 | |
| Pimelodus coprophagus | Schultz, 1944 | |
| Pimelodus fur | (Lütken, 1874) | |
| Pimelodus garciabarrigai | Dahl, 1961 | |
| Pimelodus grosskopfii | Steindachner, 1879 | Capaz |
| Pimelodus halisodous | Ribeiro, Lucena & Lucinda, 2008 | |
| Pimelodus jivaro | Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942 | |
| Pimelodus joannis | Ribeiro, Lucena & Lucinda, 2008 | |
| Pimelodus luciae | Rocha & Ribeiro, 2010 | |
| Pimelodus maculatus | Lacepède, 1803 | |
| Pimelodus microstoma | Steindachner, 1877 | |
| Pimelodus multicratifer | Ribeiro, Lucena & Oyakawa, 2011 | |
| Pimelodus mysteriosus | Azpelicueta, 1998 | |
| Pimelodus navarroi | Schultz, 1944 | |
| Pimelodus ornatus | Kner, 1858 | |
| Pimelodus ortmanni | Haseman, 1911 | |
| Pimelodus pantaneiro | Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007 | |
| Pimelodus paranaensis | Britski & Langeani, 1988 | |
| Pimelodus pictus | Steindachner, 1876 | Pictus cat |
| Pimelodus pintado | Azpelicueta, Lundberg & Loureiro, 2008 | |
| Pimelodus platicirris | Borodin, 1927 | |
| Pimelodus pohli | Ribeiro & Lucena, 2006 | |
| Pimelodus punctatus | (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) | |
| Pimelodus stewarti | Ribeiro, Lucena & Lucinda, 2008 | |
| Pimelodus tetramerus | Ribeiro & Lucena, 2006 | |
| Pinirampus pirinampu | (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | Flatwhiskered catfish |
| Platynematichthys notatus | (Jardine, 1841) | Coroatá |
| Platysilurus malarmo | Schultz, 1944 | |
| Platysilurus mucosus | (Vaillant, 1880) | |
| Platysilurus olallae | (Orcés V., 1977) | |
| Platystomatichthys sturio | (Kner, 1858) | |
| Propimelodus araguayae | Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2007 | |
| Propimelodus caesius | Parisi, Lundberg & DoNascimiento, 2006 | |
| Propimelodus eigenmanni | (Van der Stigchel, 1946) | |
| Pseudoplatystoma corruscans | (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | Spotted sorubim |
| Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Barred sorubim |
| Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum | Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 | |
| Pseudoplatystoma metaense | Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 | |
| Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense | Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 | |
| Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum | Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 | |
| Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum | (Valenciennes, 1840) | Tiger sorubim |
| Sorubim cuspicaudus | Littmann, Burr & Nass, 2000 | Trans-Andean shovelnose catfish |
| Sorubim elongatus | Littmann, Burr, Schmidt & Isern, 2001 | Slender shovelnose catfish |
| Sorubim lima | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Duckbill catfish |
| Sorubim maniradii | Littmann, Burr & Buitrago-Suarez, 2001 | |
| Sorubim trigonocephalus | Miranda Ribeiro, 1920 | Arrowhead shovelnose |
| Sorubimichthys planiceps | (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | Firewood catfish |
| Steindachneridion amblyurum | (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | |
| Steindachneridion doceanum | (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) | |
| Steindachneridion melanodermatum | Garavello, 2005 | |
| Steindachneridion parahybae | (Steindachner, 1877) | |
| Steindachneridion punctatum | (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) | |
| Steindachneridion scriptum | (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) | |
| Zungaro jahu | (Ihering, 1898) | |
| Zungaro zungaro | (Humboldt, 1821) | Gilded catfish |
| Zungaropsis multimaculatus | Steindachner, 1908 |