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.