Species that contain: Plotosus and canius [ 7 ] records

caesius, Plotosus Cuvier [G.] 1829:297 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Rivers of southern part of Bengel, India. No types known. Based on indication to Hamilton 1822 (142, 374, Pl. 15 (fig. 44)). From Kottelat (2013). •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae.

caesius, Plotosus Hyrtl [C. J.] 1859:17 [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 16; ref. 2291] No locality given. No types known. Appeared in "Osteologische Tabelle der Siluroiden." •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1922 -- (Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae.

canius, Plotosus Hamilton [F.] 1822:142, 374, Pl. 15 (fig. 44) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Southern Bengal, India. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. See van Oijen et al. 2009:277 [ref. 30423]. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 80 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Gomon & Taylor 1982:2 [ref. 8475], Paxton et al. 1989:225 [ref. 12442], Burgess 1989:180 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:173 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:713 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:82 [ref. 23448], Kottelat & Lim 1996:243 [ref. 23210], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:164 [ref. 27969] with author as Hamilton-Buchanan, Rainboth 1996:169 [ref. 22772], Ferraris 1999:1883 [ref. 24731], Tan & Ng 1999:297 [ref. 24254], Ferraris in Randall & Lim 2000:589 [ref. 25122], Kottelat 2001:143 [ref. 25780], Hutchins 2001:21 [ref. 25847], Ng & Sparks 2002:564 [ref. 26377], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S97 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:8 [ref. 27710], Ataur Rahman 2003:192 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:321 [ref. 28762], Hoese & Gates 2006:363 [ref. 28997], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Yoshino & Kishimoto 2008:7 [ref. 29565], Prokofiev 2008:671 [ref. 29826], Kimura in Yoshino & Kimura 2009:32 [ref. 30443], Larson et al. 2013:43 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989], Yoshida et al. 2013:41 [ref. 34464], Miesen et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34492], Motomura et al. 2017:48 [ref. 35490], Suresh et al. 2018:139 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 7 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:305 [ref. 37272], Hortle & Phommanivong 2021:2 [ref. 38425], Taki et al. 2021:243 [ref. 39830], Holleman 2022:200 [ref. 39698]). Current status: Valid as Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India east to Papua New Guinea, north to Vietnam and Philippines south to northern Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

horridus, Plotosus Bleeker [P.] 1846:59 [183] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:59 [ref. 313]. •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Ataur Rahman 2003:192 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

multiradiatus, Plotosus Bleeker [P.] 1846:60 [183] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:60 [ref. 313]. •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

unicolor, Plotosus Valenciennes [A.] (ex Kuhl & van Hasselt) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Java, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8924. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:19 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Ataur Rahman 2003:192 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

viviparus, Plotosus Bleeker [P.] 1846:59 [182] [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 5); ref. 313] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 8066 (1), 15875 (6); SMNS 10629 or 10624 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1991:18 [ref. 13474], Fricke 2005:54 [ref. 29864], Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155]. Also in Bleeker 1846:59 [ref. 313]. •Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822 -- (Ferraris 2007:350 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:241 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Plotosus canius Hamilton 1822. Plotosidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.