"Bagropsis" is classified under the ""Calophysus-Pimelodus" clade".Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes "Pimelodus", "Exallodontus", "Duopalatinus", "Cheirocerus", "Iheringichthys", "Bergiaria", "Parapimelodus", "Platysilurus", "Platystomatichthys", and "Propimelodus".