Original description as Pylodictis olivaris:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1818. "Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States". American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review. 3(6):445-447(oct) (ffm04556)
Synonyms (1):
- Pimelodus aeneus Lesueur, 1819, with type locality at Ohio River, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Pylodictis limosus Rafinesque, 1819, with type locality at Ohio River mouth, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus cupreus Rafinesque, 1820, with type locality at Ohio River, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus nebulosus Rafinesque, 1820, with type locality at Ohio River, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus viscosus Rafinesque, 1820, with type locality at Falls of Ohio River, near Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Pimelodus lutescens Rafinesque, 1832, with type locality at Tennessee River, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Pimelodus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840, with type locality at Wabash River, New Harmony, Posy County, Indiana, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
Conservation: Pylodictis olivaris is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.