''Pelteobagrus'' is a
genus
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of
bagrid catfish
The Bagridae are a family of catfish that are native to Africa ('' Bagrus'') and Asia (all other genera) from Japan to Borneo. It includes about 245 species. These fish are commonly known as naked catfishes or bagrid catfishes.
Many large bagrid ...
es found in eastern
Asia
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. The taxonomy of this genus is unclear and many authorities treat it as a junior synonym of ''
Tachysurus
''Tachysurus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia and as a fossil in Africa. The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Tachysurus adiposalis'' ( Ōshima, 1919)
* '' Tachysurus argentivittatus'' ( Regan, 1905)
* '' ...
''
and the type species of the genus, is ''Silurus calvarius'' which is a synonym of ''
Tachysurus fulvidraco''.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* ''
Pelteobagrus eupogon''
(Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858– ...
, 1892)
* ''
Pelteobagrus intermedius''
( Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927)
* ''
Pelteobagrus tonkinensis''
V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
* ''
Pelteobagrus ussuriensis''
( Dybowski, 1872) (Ussuri catfish)
References
Bagridae
Fish of Asia
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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