Clupisoma garua

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Series: Otophysi
Ordo: Siluriformes
Subordo: Sisoroidei
Familia: Ailiidae
Genus: Clupisoma
Species: Clupisoma garua

Name

Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822)

  • Possible type: BMNH 1858.8.15.127 (1).

Type locality: Rivers of Gangetic provinces.

Etymology: local Bengali name for this catfish in India. (From: The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Garua bachcha

References

  • Gupta, S. & Banerjee, S. 2016. A note on Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), a freshwater catfish of Indian subcontinent (Teleostei: Siluriformes). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology 3(2): xx. Reference page. 
  • Hamilton, F. 1822. An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Archibald Constable & Co., Hurst, Robinson & Co. Pp. i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. BHL Reference page. 
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