punctatus, Silurus Day [F.] 1868:155 [7] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 1); ref. 14070] Stream in Wynaad, India, elevation 3000 feet. Syntypes and/or Day specimens: AMS B.7990 (1, syntype) Wynaad; BMNH 1868.5.14.6-7 (2), 1889.2.1.2521-2522 (2) Madras; NMW 77251 (1); ZMB 11221 (1); ZSI 461 (1), 1233 (1), A.480 (1). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:157 [ref. 23762], Ferraris et al. 2000:301 [ref. 25110], Ferraris 2007:377 [ref. 29155]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Silurus punctatus Rafinesque 1818 and Silurus punctatus Cantor 1842, replaced by Silurus wynaadensis Day 1873. •Referred to genus Pterocryptis -- (Bornbusch 1991:1076 [ref. 16547]). •In the synonymy of Pterocryptis wynaadensis (Day 1873) -- (Jayaram 2006:103 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:377 [ref. 29155]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pterocryptis wynaadensis (Day 1873). Siluridae. Habitat: freshwater.
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