The taxonomy of this family has changed rapidly. Nelson (2006) comments how "the family is very different from that recognized in Nelson (1994)".
Claroteidae and
Austroglanididae contain species that were previously bagrids. Auchenoglanididae is considered by some sources to be a subfamily of Claroteidae and by others to be its own family, sister to
Heptapteridae. In addition some authorities place the genus
Horabagrus in the family
Horabagridae together with two genera which are currently normally regarded as being in the
Schilbeidae. It is unclear whether or not the family is monophyletic, and what its relationship to other catfishes might be. ==References==