Bagarius

Bagarius Yarrelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Sisoridae
Subfamilia: Sisorinae
Genus: Bagarius
Species: B. bagarius – †B. gigas – B. rutilus – B. suchus – B. yarrelli

Name

Bagarius Bleeker, 1854: 121

Type species: Pimelodus bagarius ♂ Hamilton, 1822. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy).

References

• Bleeker, P. 1854: Nalezingen op de ichthyologische fauna van Bengalen en Hindostan. Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. 25: 1–164, Pls. 1-6.
• Ng, H.H. 2010: The monophyly and composition of the Asian hillstream catfish family Sisoridae (Teleostei: Siluriformes): evidence from morphology. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21(3): 247–278.
• Ferraris, C.J., Jr. 2007: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418: 1–628. pdf

Vernacular names

English: Goonch Catfish
ไทย: ปลาแค้, ปลาแข้, ปลาตุ๊กแก

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