项鳍鲇科是辐鳍鱼纲鲇形目的其中一科。

颈鳍鲇科下分22个属，如下：

The driftwood catfishes are catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae. The two genera of the former family Ageneiosidae have been placed here, resulting in a grouping of about 125 species in about 22 genera.

These fish are found in rivers from Panama to Argentina, commonly in river flood plains.