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Species in the family or subfamily Ailiidae: [ 43 ] records

affinis, Ailia Günther [A.] 1864:56 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Kulu and Assam, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.3.19.867-868 (2) Kulu, BMNH 2005.5.17.3 (1) Assam. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:222 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

argentata, Silurus (Clupisoma) Swainson [W.] 1839:306 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. Based on Ham. 156. pl. 21, fig. 50 -- which is Hamilton 1822:Pl. 21 (fig. 50) [ref. 2031] [fig. 50 also appears on Pl. 7, but that is a different species]. •Synonym of Clupisoma garua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:223 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Clupisoma garua (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bastari, Clupisoma Datta [A. K.] & Karmakar [A. K.] 1980:193, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 2 (no. 2-3); ref. 8725] Indravati River, tributary of Godavari River, at Lohandigura, 33 kilometers west of Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Holotype: ZSI FF1342. Paratypes: ZSI FF1325 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. See Das 2003:380 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Clupisoma bastari Datta & Karmakar 1980 -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:596 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:222 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2004:6 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:124 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma bastari Datta & Karmakar 1980. Ailiidae. Distribution: Godavari River basin, India. Habitat: freshwater.

batarensis, Pseudeutropius murius Shrestha [J.] 1980:212, Fig. 97 [Fishes of Nepal; ref. 22513] Batar, Trisuli River, Nuwakot District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal. Holotype: MZDIST. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155] with a holotype. Appeared first without distinguishing features in Shrestha 1978:39 [ref. 15970]. •Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:602 [ref. 20764]). •Questionably a synonym of Clupeisoma montana Hora 1937 -- (Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bengalensis, Malapterus (Ailia) Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 85 (fig. 2) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Rivers of Bengal. Syntypes: BMNH 1858.8.15.105 (1), 1858.8.15.161 (1) Ganges. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. Published about 6 Jan. 1830; also in Gray 1831:8 [ref. 1879]. •Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:221 [ref. 24904], Jayaram 2006:118 [ref. 28762] dated 1831, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

britzi, Eutropiichthys Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.] 2007:867, Figs. 1B, 2, 3. [Copeia 2007 (no. 4); ref. 29440] Irrawaddy River at Myitkyina, from Myitkyinaa market, about 25°26'N, 97°26'E, Kachin State, Myanmar. Holotype: USNM 344657. Paratypes: BMNH 1891.11.30.167-169 (3); NRM 31202 (1), 40694 (1); CAS-SU 39867 (2); USNM 387544 (2). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Eutropiichthys britzi Ferraris & Vari 2007 -- (Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2014:6080 [ref. 33416]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys britzi Ferraris & Vari 2007. Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy and Sittang River systems, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

buchanani, Bagrus Valenciennes [A.] in Jacquemont 1840:no p., Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [Voyage dans l'Inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] Hindustan, India. Syntypes: MNHN A-5721(3), 5722 (3). Type information: Daget 1984:513 [ref. 23265]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:361 [ref. 29155]. Name made available by figure caption; holotype if identifiable is the figured specimen. •Valid as Pseudeutropius buchanani (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Daget 1984:513 [ref. 23265] as buchananii). •Valid with question as Proeutropiichthys buchanani (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Ferraris 2007:361 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys buchanani (Valenciennes 1840). Ailiidae. Distribution: India. Habitat: freshwater.

burmanicus, Proeutropiichthys taakree Tilak [R.] 1981:35, Figs. 1, 3, 5 [Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology v. 1 (nos 1-2); ref. 8983] Myanmar. Holotype: ZSI FF771. Paratypes: ZSI FF772-777 (1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. See Das 2003:380 [ref. 27706]. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839), subspecies macropthalmos (Blyth 1860) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Clupisoma taakree (Sykes 1839), subspecies macropthalmos (Blyth 1860) -- (Jayaram 2006:129 [ref. 28762]). •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860) -- (Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

burmannicus, Eutropiichthys vacha var. Day [F.] 1877:490 [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Myanmar. Lectotype: ? ZSI B.39. Paralectotypes and/or Day specimens: ZSI B.38 (1), B.219 (1, lost), B.306 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762] as burmanicus, Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Hora 1937:438, fig. 1b. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:603 [ref. 20764]). •Valid as Eutropiichthys burmannicus Day 1877 -- (Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:871 [ref. 29440], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2014:6080 [ref. 33416]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys burmannicus Day 1877. Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy, lower Salween and smaller intervening rivers: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

cetosus, Eutropiichthys Ng [H. H.], Lalramliana [no initials], Lalronunga [S.] & Lalnuntluanga [no initials] 2014:6074, Figs. 1, 2a [Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 6 (no. 8); ref. 33416] Vicinity of Kawlchaw Village, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram, India, 22°23'01.4"N, 92°57'39.3"E. Holotype: PUCMF 13024. Paratypes: PUCMF 13025 (5). •Valid as Eutropiichthys cetosus Ng, Lalramliana, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga 2014. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys cetosus Ng, Lalramliana, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga 2014. Ailiidae. Distribution: Mizoram, India. Habitat: freshwater.

childreni, Ageneiosus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:165 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:62 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:375, Pl. 66 (fig. 3) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Silonia childreni (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:105 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:611 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:229 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Jayaram 2006:138 [ref. 28762] dated 1838, Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Silonia childreni (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southern India. Habitat: freshwater.

coila, Malapterurus Hamilton [F.] 1822:158, 375 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 88 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:39 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:180 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:593 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:567 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:221 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:20 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:200 [ref. 31338], Diogo et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27670], Jayaram 2006:118 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:156 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Gurung et al. 2013:4884 [ref. 32969], Suresh et al. 2018:126 [ref. 36495], Kosygin et al. 2022:664 [ref. 40736]). Current status: Valid as Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

cuvieri, Silurus (Acanthonotus) Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 85 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. Published about 6 Jan. 1830. •Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:221 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gangetica, Silundia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:49, Pl. 426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Mouths of the Ganges River. Syntypes (of Valenciennes): MNHN A-8953 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:40 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]. On Pimelodus silundia Hamilton and several specimens; probably substituted to avoid "Strickland tautonymy" but regarded as an original description. •Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:612 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:230 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:198 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:140 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

gangetica, Silundia Day [F.] 1876:570 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 12 (no. 64); ref. 14208] Day in a footnote lists this as Silundia gangetica, n.s., but from the text above it is clear he is referring to Silundia gangetica Valenciennes 1840 and not describing a new species. Not available. Ailiidae.

garua, Silurus Hamilton [F.] 1822:156, 375, Pl. 21 (fig. 50) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Rivers of Gangetic provinces. Possible type: BMNH 1858.8.15.127 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 87 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Clupisoma garua (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:39 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:185 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:596 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:567 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:222 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:21 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:205 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2004:5 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:125 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:156 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kosygin et al. 2022:665 [ref. 40736], Tudu et al. 2022:43 [ref. 40484], Gupta et al. 2024:101 [ref. 41453]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma garua (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater.

goongwaree, Hypophthalmus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:163 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Mota Mola [Mula Mutha] River near Poona, Maharashtra, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:60 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:369, Pl. 64 (fig. 3) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Eutropiichthys goongwaree (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:601 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:224 [ref. 24904], Jayaram 2006:132 [ref. 28762] dated 1841, Shrestha 2008:158 [ref. 29923]). •Valid with question as Proeutropiichthys goongwaree (Sykes 1939) -- (Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys goongwaree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Nepal and India. Habitat: freshwater.

hardwickii, Acanthonotus Gray [J. E.] 1830:no page number, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name for Silurus (Acanthonotus) cuvieri Gray 1830. •Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:221 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

hexanema, Pangasius Bleeker [P.] 1852:588 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra and Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes or Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1863.12.4.107 [or 1007](1), NMV A928 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:152 [ref. 30423]. •Valid as Laides hexanema (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:131 [ref. 6439], Kottelat et al. 1993:71 [ref. 23448], Rainboth 1996:152 [ref. 22772], Kottelat 1998:104 [ref. 23436], Ng 1999:384 [ref. 24238], Tan & Ng 1999:286 [ref. 24254], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Diogo et al. 2004:105 [ref. 27670], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:162 [ref. 28284], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888]). Current status: Valid as Laides hexanema (Bleeker 1852). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia. Habitat: freshwater.

kazali, Malopterus Hamilton [F.] in McClelland 1839:221 [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Not available, name only. Nomen Nudum. Ailiidae.

longianalis, Platytropius Huang [S.-Y.] 1981:438, Fig. 5 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 8592] Pu-Er County, Xiaoganlanba, Simao Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 735118. Paratypes: KIZ 735117 (1, allotype), KIZ 735125 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Platytropius longianalis Huang 1981 -- (Zhu 1995:159 [ref. 25213], Huang in Chu et al. 1999:95 [ref. 24534]). •Valid as Clupisoma longianale (Huang 1981) -- (Chen et al. 2005:570 [ref. 28316] as longianalis, Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155] as longianalis, Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477] as longianalis, Li & Zhou 2018:78 [ref. 36130], Fu et al. 2021:9571 [ref. 39347] as longianalis). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma longianale (Huang 1981). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: lower Lancang-jiang, upper Mekong River basin (Yunnan/China). Habitat: freshwater.

longibarbis, Pangasius Fowler [H. W.] 1934:87, Fig. 27 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Me Kong at Chieng Sen, northern Thailand. Holotype: ANSP 59441. Paratypes: ANSP 59442 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:136 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:359 [ref. 29155]. •Mention -- (Kottelat 1984:815 [ref. 11440]). •Valid as Pangasius longibarbis Fowler 1934 -- (Burgess 1989:105 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Laides hexanema (Bleeker 1852) -- (Roberts 1989:131 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Laides longibarbis (Fowler 1934) -- (Ng 1999:381 [ref. 24238], Kottelat 2001:130 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2007:359 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Kottelat 2015:46 [ref. 33971], Taki et al. 2021:274 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Laides longibarbis (Fowler 1934). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong, Mae Klong and Chao Phraya River basins, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

longimanus, Pseudeutropius Günther [A.] 1864:60 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1857.6.13.88 [or 158] [ex Zool. Soc.]. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:226 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lurida, Ageniosus (Silonia) Swainson [W.] 1838:345, Fig. 85 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]. Based on Ham. p. 160. 7. fig. 50 -- which is Hamilton 1822:160, Pl. 7 (fig. 50) [ref. 2031]. Original genus should have been Ageneiosus. •Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:230 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

macropthalmos, Eutropius Blyth [E.] 1860:156 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim, Myanmar. Possible syntypes: AMS B.7982 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. Spelled macrophthalmus by authors. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860] as macrophthalmus). •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839), but a valid subspecies -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764]). •Synonym of Clupisoma taakree (Sykes 1839) but a valid subspecies -- (Jayaram 2006:129 [ref. 28762] as macrophthalmus and dated 1861). •Valid as Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860) -- (Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989] ). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth 1860). Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Bago River basins, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

megalops, Pseudeutropius Günther [A.] 1864:60 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Godavari River at Mahadespur, Orissa, India. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.3.19.784. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Menon 1999:226 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

melanurus, Pachypterus Swainson [W.] 1839:306 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Mahananda River, West Bengal, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. Based on Ham. p. 195, (murius Ham.) -- which is Hamilton 1822:195 [ref. 20312]. Unneeded new name for Pimelodus murius Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:875 [ref. 29440]). Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

montana, Clupisoma Hora [S. L.] 1937:673, Figs. 7-8 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4); ref. 17150] Teestra [Teesta] River, below Darjeeling, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. See Das 2003:380 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Clupisoma montanum Hora 1937 [often seen as montana] -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:597 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:223 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Ferraris 2004:5 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:126 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:157 [ref. 29923]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma montanum Hora 1937. Ailiidae. Distribution: India and Nepal. Habitat: freshwater.

murius, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:195, 378 [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bolahat, Mahananda River, West Bengal, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. Information on type locality see Britz 2019:42 [ref. 37532]. Hamilton's original, unpublished illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 109 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Clupisoma murius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:100 [ref. 24860], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220]). •Valid as Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:602 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:568 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:224 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:33 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:204 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:135 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:875 [ref. 29440], Shrestha 2008:158 [ref. 29923], Ng et al. 2014:6080 [ref. 33416]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and (?) Pakistan. Habitat: freshwater.

naziri, Clupisoma Mirza [M. R.] & Awan [M. I.] 1973:152, Fig. 2 [Biologia (Lahore) v. 19 (nos 1-2); ref. 7575] Indus River at Jinnah Barrage, Pakistan. Holotype: GCM No. 10. Paratypes: (4) GCM (?3), ZMA 115945 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:41 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Clupisoma naziri Mirza & Awan 1973 -- (Coad 1981:16 [ref. 22348], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:598 [ref. 20764], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Rafique et al. 2003:98 [ref. 27173], Mirza 2003:21 [ref. 27265], Ferraris 2004:5 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:128 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Çiçek et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma naziri Mirza & Awan 1973. Ailiidae. Distribution: South Asia: Kabul River (Afghanistan), Indus River basin (Pakistan). Habitat: freshwater.

nujiangense, Clupisoma Chen [X.-Y.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2005:566, Fig. 1 [Copeia 2005 (no. 3); ref. 28316] Nu Jiang (= Salween River), 24°25'18.6"N, 98°58'21.2"E, Sanjiangkou, Mengnuo Township, Longling County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 200310118. Paratypes: CAS 220538-39 (9), KIZ 2004072710-13 (4). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. •Valid as Clupisoma nujiangense Chen, Ferraris & Yang 2005 -- (Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]). •Synonym of Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li 1995) -- (Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477] as yunnanensis, Li & Zhou 2018:80 [ref. 36130]). Current status: Synonym of Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li 1995). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

prateri, Clupisoma Hora [S. L.] 1937:671, Fig. 6 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4); ref. 17150] Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Holotype: ZSI [Asiatic Soc. Bengal 219]. Paratypes: ZSI F8709 (1). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:131 [ref. 20743], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155]. See Das 2003:380 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Clupisoma prateri Hora 1937 -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:599 [ref. 20764], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Ferraris 2004:6 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:128 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma prateri Hora 1937. Ailiidae. Distribution: Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

punctata, Ailiichthys Day [F.] 1872:713 [11] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 5 Dec. 1871); ref. 1079] Jumna at and below Delhi, also lower Punjab rivers, India. Syntypes: (numerous) AMS B.7570 (1, syntype); BMNH 1889.2.1.2585-87 (3), .2588-90 (3), .2591 (1 skeleton), .2592-93 (2); NMW 47894 (1), 47863 (1); RMNH 2763 (1); ZMB 11213 (1); ZSI 420 (1, lost). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]. On p. 11 of separate. Reasons for loss of ZSI type specimens during WWII see Chopra 1947:349-350 [ref. 33077]. •Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:222 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Ailia punctata (Day 1872) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:594 [ref. 20764], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:32 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:20 [ref. 27265], Ataur Rahman 2003:201 [ref. 31338]). •Valid as Ailiichthys punctata Day 1872 -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:181 [ref. 24860], Jayaram 2006:119 [ref. 28762] as Ailichthys and dated to 1871, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Ailiichthys punctata Day 1872. Ailiidae. Distribution: Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatus, Pachypterus Swainson [W.] 1839:306 [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Gangetic provinces. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. Based on Ham. p. 196. f. 64 -- which is Hamilton 1822:196, Pl. 19 (fig. 64). Unneeded new name for Pimelodus vacha Hamilton 1822. •Synonym of Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:225 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:880 [ref. 29440]). Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

roosae, Clupisoma Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] 2004:2, Fig. 1 [Zootaxa No. 437; ref. 27498] Myitkyina market, Kachin State, Myanmar. Holotype: NRM 40030. Paratypes: CAS 218070 (1), NRM 40701 (1), USNM 344653 (6). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], •Valid as Clupisoma roosae Ferraris 2004 -- (Chen et al. 2005:569 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:129 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma roosae Ferraris 2004. Ailiidae. Distribution: Upper Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater.

salweenensis, Eutropiichthys Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.] 2007:878, Figs. 8-9 [Copeia 2007 (no. 4); ref. 29440] Salween River, 20 kilometers upriver from Mae Sam Lap, Thailand. Holotype: CAS 76261. Paratypes: CAS 224135 (4), USNM 385879 (1). •Valid as Eutropiichthys salweenensis Ferraris & Vari 2007 -- (Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2014:6080 [ref. 33416]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys salweenensis Ferraris & Vari 2007. Ailiidae. Distribution: Salween River, Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

silondia, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:160, 375, Pl. 7 (fig 50) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Gangetic estuaries, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 89 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Burgess 1989:105 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:177 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:612 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:229 [ref. 24904], Karmakar 2000:33 [ref. 25662], Ataur Rahman 2003:197 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:140 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Shrestha 2008:160 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989], Suresh et al. 2018:128 [ref. 36495], Kosygin et al. 2022:665 [ref. 40736]). Current status: Valid as Silonia silondia (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southern Asia: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan; ? Thailand. Habitat: freshwater.

sinensis, Platytropius Huang [S.-Y.] 1981:437 [440], Figs. 1-4 [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 8592] Pu-Er County, Xiaoganlanba, Simao Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: KIZ 735124. Paratypes: KIZ. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Du et al. 2013:354 [ref. 32939]. English description on p. 440. •Valid as Laides sinensis (Huang 1981) -- (Rainboth 1996:152 [ref. 22772]). •Valid as Platytropius sinensis Huang 1981 -- (Zhu 1995:159 [ref. 25213], Huang in Chu et al. 1999:94 [ref. 24534]). •Valid as Clupisoma sinensis (Huang 1981) -- (Ng 1999:384 [ref. 24238], Kottelat 2001:130 [ref. 25780], Ferraris 2004:6 [ref. 27498], Chen et al. 2005:570 [ref. 28316], Fu et al. 2021:9571 [ref. 39347]). •Valid as Clupisoma sinense (Huang 1981) -- (Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477], Li & Zhou 2018:79 [ref. 36130], Taki et al. 2021:274 [ref. 39830] as sinensis). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma sinense (Huang 1981). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula to Yunnan (China) and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

sykesii, Schilee Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:335 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery [Cauvery] River, southern India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. The original genus is correctly Schilbe. •Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:226 [ref. 24904], Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sykesii, Silundia Day [F.] 1876:569 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 12 (no. 64); ref. 14208] Deccan and Kurnool, India. Syntypes: (2 + 1) AMS B.8084 (1, syntype) Kurnool, NMW 44624 (1), ZSI F1230 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:302 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]. Originally as "Silundia Sykesii, n.s.?=? Ageneiosus Childreni, Sykes, Bleeker, & Jerdon"; regarded as available. •Synonym of Silonia childreni (Sykes 1839) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:611 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:229 [ref. 24904], Jayaram 2006:139 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Silonia childreni (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taakree, Hypophthalmus Sykes [W. H.] 1839:163 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]. Appeared first as above, then in Sykes 1839:60 [ref. 4306]; more complete treatment in Sykes 1841:369, Pl. 64 (fig. 4) [ref. 18868]. •Valid as Clupisoma taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Jayaram 2006:131 [ref. 28762] dated 1838 with subspecies). •Valid as Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839) -- (Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:609 [ref. 20764], Menon 1999:226 [ref. 24904], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Yadav 2003:20 [ref. 27711] as a subspecies, Ferraris 2007:362 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Western Ghats, Kerala and Maharashtra, India. Habitat: freshwater.

vacha, Pimelodus Hamilton [F.] 1822:196, 378, Pl. 19 (fig. 64) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Larger fresh water rivers, Gangetic provinces, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 110 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shrestha 1978:39 [ref. 15970], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:183 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:603 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:568 [ref. 23778], Menon 1999:224 [ref. 24904], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:33 [ref. 25662], Mirza 2003:21 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:20 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:203 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:137 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:880 [ref. 29440], Shrestha 2008:159 [ref. 29923], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2014:6080 [ref. 33416]), Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central to southeastern Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh (not Myanmar & Thailand, ref. 32989). Habitat: freshwater.

yunnanensis, Platytropius He [J.-C.], Huang [K.-W.] & Li [H.] 1995:281, Fig. 1 [Journal of Yunnan University (Natural Science) v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 30693] Njuang River in Doajie of Boashan County, Yunnan Province, China. Holotype: MZYU 8040066. Paratypes: MZYU 8040127 (1). •Valid as Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li 1995) -- (Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:182 [ref. 34477] as yunnanensis, Li & Zhou 2018:80 [ref. 36130]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li 1995). Ailiidae. Distribution: East Asia: upper Salween River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Habitat: freshwater.