Qarmoutus hitanensis is an extinct ariid catfish whose fossils were first discovered in Birket Qarun Formation, Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt. It lived during the Eocene period around 37 million years ago, and its body length is estimated to be about 6.5 ft (2.0 m) long.

The following cladogram is based on a parsimonious phylogenetic tree with equally weighted characters from the original description of Qarmoutus, with updated binomial names:

Sciades parkeri Sciades proops Sciades herzbergii Sciades couma Sciades passany
Sciades parkeri Sciades proops
Sciades parkeri
Sciades proops
Sciades herzbergii Sciades couma Sciades passany
Sciades herzbergii
Sciades couma Sciades passany
Sciades couma
Sciades passany
Qarmoutus hitanensis Potamarius izabalensis Potamarius grandoculis Ariopsis assimilis Ariopsis bonillai Ariopsis felis Ariopsis guatemalensis Ariopsis seemanni
Qarmoutus hitanensis Potamarius izabalensis Potamarius grandoculis
Qarmoutus hitanensis
Potamarius izabalensis Potamarius grandoculis
Potamarius izabalensis
Potamarius grandoculis
Ariopsis assimilis Ariopsis bonillai Ariopsis felis Ariopsis guatemalensis Ariopsis seemanni
Ariopsis assimilis
Ariopsis bonillai Ariopsis felis
Ariopsis bonillai
Ariopsis felis
Ariopsis guatemalensis Ariopsis seemanni
Ariopsis guatemalensis
Ariopsis seemanni