marginatus, Pristolepis Jerdon [T. C.] 1849:141 [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 1) (no. 34) (art. 2); ref. 2346] Marantoddy River, flowing into the Cauvery; Cotiaddy River, north Malabar; near Canote, India. No types known. The spelling marginata when in Pritolepis is correct. •Valid as Pristolepis marginatus Jerdon 1849 -- (Menon 1999:289 [ref. 24904]). •Valid as Pristolepis marginata Jerdon 1849 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:881 [ref. 20764], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Rema Devi et al. 2000:440 [ref. 25321], Yadav 2000:41 [ref. 25661], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:51 [ref. 26359], Yadav 2003:24 [ref. 27711], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:165 [ref. 28284], Britz et al. 2012:59 [ref. 32014], Plamoottil 2013:1 [ref. 36795], Plamoottil 2014:554 [ref. 33445], Plamoottil 2017:43 [ref. 35322], Plamoottil & Win 2017:616 [ref. 35480], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172] as Peristolepis). Current status: Valid as Pristolepis marginata Jerdon 1849. Pristolepididae. Distribution: Mananthavady River basin, Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Habitat: freshwater.