Sisoroidea [SEP] parent taxon
Sisoroidea
Sisoroidea is a superfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes). It contains the four families Amblycipitidae, Akysidae, Sisoridae, and Erethistidae; many sources also include Aspredinidae. With Aspredinidae, this superfamily includes about 42 genera and 230 species.
Taxonomy.
Sisoroidea is sister to the Loricarioidea. The monophyly of this superfamily is supported by a number of morphological characters. Amblycipitidae is the most basal family and is sister to the remaining families. Based on morphological data, Erethistidae is the sister group to Aspredinidae, with Sisoridae
Arioidea)
- Amphiliidae (Big African catfishes)
- Austroglanididae (Arioidea)
- Chacidae (Siluroidei)
- "Conorhynchos" (Pimelodoidea)
- Cranoglanididae (Ictaluroidea)
- Heteropneustidae (Clarioidea)
- Horabagridae (Sisoroidea)
- Kryptoglanidae (Siluroidea)
- Lacantuniidae (Big African catfishes)
- Malapteruridae (Big African catfishes)
- Phreatobiidae (Pimelodoidea)
- "Rita" (Sisoroidea)
- Schilbeidae (Big African catfishes)
Catfish fishing records.
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