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Species in the genus Acantopsis: [ 13 ] records


biaculeata, Acanthopsis Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:28 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Not available, Kuhl name mentioned in passing, no description. •In the synonymy of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1993:23 [ref. 21799], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:163 [ref. 35656]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae.

bruinen, Acantopsis Boyd [D. A.], So [N.], Thach [P.] & Page [L. M.] 2018:[3], Figs. 1, 2a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 29 (no. 1) IEF-1096; ref. 36347] Tonle Kong River 10 km upstream of confluence with Mekong River, Stung Treng, Cambodia, 13°36'34"N, 106°05'32"E. Holotype: UF 190188. Paratypes: IFREDI, THNHM, UF. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Acantopsis bruinen Boyd, So, Thach & Page 2018 -- (Taki et al. 2021:192 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis bruinen Boyd, So, Thach & Page 2018. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong, Mae Khlong and Tapi River basins, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

choerorhynchus, Acanthopsis Günther [A.] 1868:365 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Unjustified emendation of Cobitis choirorhynchos Bleeker 1854. •Synonym of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

choirorhynchos, Cobitis Bleeker [P.] 1854:95 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16939] Confluence of Lamatang and Enim rivers, eastern Sumatra, Palembang Province, Indonesia. Lectotype: RMNH 4977. Paralectotypes and/or Bleeker specimens: AMS B.7533 (1), BMNH 1866.5.2.39 (1), RMNH 2397 (2). Spelled choirorrhynchus in Bleeker 1863:9 [ref. 4859]. Lectotype selected by Alfred 1961:33 [ref. 20552]. •Valid as Acantopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker 1854) -- (Roberts 1989:97 [ref. 6439], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:518 [ref. 20764], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:252 [ref. 23876] as Acanthopsis, Menon 1992:102 [ref. 23970], Zhu 1995:126 [ref. 25213] as Acanthopsis choirorhyrchos, Sontirat 1999:67 [ref. 23935], Vishwanath & Laisram 2005:434 [ref. 28250], Zhang et al. 2016:151 [ref. 34477]). •Synonym of Acanthopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823 -- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:163 [ref. 35656]). Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dialuzona, Acantopsis van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:133 [Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35); ref. 5963] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: RMNH 2707 (1). Type information: Roberts 1993:23 [ref. 21799]. Regarded as available (see Alfred 1961:86 [ref. 20553], Kottelat 1987:372 [ref. 5962]). Also in van Hasselt 1824:377 [ref. 5964]. •Valid as Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823 -- (Roberts 1989:99 [ref. 6439], Siebert 1991:912 [ref. 20043], Kottelat et al. 1993:58 [ref. 23448], Roberts 1993:23 [ref. 21799], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Ng & Tan 1999:356 [ref. 24159], Kottelat & Widjanarti 2005:157 [ref. 28284] as cf. dialuzona, Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:163 [ref. 35656], Boyd et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36347], Ng et al. 2019:519 [ref. 36606], Fu et al. 2021:9567 [ref. 39347], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888], Ahmad et al. 2023:38 [ref. 41243]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Java, Borneo, Sumatra (Indonesia), Malaya (Malaysia), southern Thailand, Yunnan (China). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

dinema, Acantopsis Boyd [D. A.] & Page [L. M.] in Boyd, Nithirojpakdee, Deein, Vidthayanon, Grudpan et al. 2017:177, Figs. 5B-C, 15B, 17 [Zootaxa 4341 (no. 2); ref. 35656] Ta Wang River on Rt. 2112, 4 km S of Rt. 2337, Mekong River drainage, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Pho Sai District, Thailand, 15.793N, 105.376E. Holotype: THNHM F0013611 (ex. UF 188225). Paratypes: ANSP, INHS, NIFI, UF, ZRC. •Valid as Acantopsis dinema Boyd & Page 2017 -- (Boyd et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36347], Taki et al. 2021:192 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis dinema Boyd & Page 2017. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Tapi, Mae Klong and Mekong River basins, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.

ioa, Acantopsis Boyd [D. A.] & Page [L. M.] in Boyd, Nithirojpakdee, Deein, Vidthayanon, Grudpan et al. 2017:179, Fig. 19 [Zootaxa 4341 (no. 2); ref. 35656] Nam Lik, 6 km upstream of confluence with Nam Ngum River, Mekong River drainage, Vientiane Province, Laos, 18.583N, 102.500E. Holotype: UMMZ 250301 (ex. UF 240684). Paratypes: ANSP, INHS, NIFI, THNHM, UF, UMMZ, ZRC. •Valid as Acantopsis ioa Boyd & Page 2017 -- (Boyd et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36347]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis ioa Boyd & Page 2017. Cobitidae. Distribution: Mekong River basin, Thailand and Laos. Habitat: freshwater.

macrorhynchos, Cobitis Bleeker [P.] 1854:95 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16939] Java, Indonesia. Syntypes: (8) ?BMNH 1866.5.2.40 (1); RMNH 7057 (5). Unnecessary replacement name for Acantopsis dialuzona v. Hasselt 1823. Invalid lectotype selection by Alfred 1961:34 [ref. 20552], he dated species to 1857 [ref. 13960] with locality Borneo or Java; the original locality in 1854 was Java. •Synonym of Acantopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker 1854) -- (Menon 1992:102 [ref. 23970] as macrorhynchus and choirorhynchus). •Synonym of Acantopis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823 --- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:163 [ref. 35656]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis dialuzona van Hasselt 1823. Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

multistigmatus, Acantopsis Vishwanath [W.] & Laisram [J.] 2005:433, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 101 (pt 3); ref. 28250] Lokchao stream. a tributary of Yu River, Manipur, India. Holotype: MUMF 3044. Paratypes: MUMF 3045/5 (5), 3047/1 (1), 3048/1 (1). •Questionably as synonym of Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth 1860) -- (Boyd et al. 2017:167 [ref. 35656]). •Valid as Acantopsis multistigmata Vishwanath & Laisram 2005 -- (Bleher 2018:292 [ref. 36647] as multistigmatus). Current status: Synonym of Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Habitat: freshwater.

octoactinotos, Acantopsis Siebert [D. J.] 1991:910, Figs. 1-4 [Copeia 1991 (no. 4); ref. 20043] Unnamed tributary of Kinabatangan River near Sungei Deramakot, about 5°18'N, 117°33'E, Kinabatangan District, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Holotype: FMNH 68148. Paratypes: FMNH 98697 [ex FMNH 68148] (3). •Valid as Acantopsis octoactinotos Siebert 1991 -- (Kottelat et al. 1993:59 [ref. 23448], Doi 1997:14 [ref. 22832], Martin-Smith & Tan 1998:588 [ref. 23647], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:170 [ref. 35656], Boyd et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36347]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis octoactinotos Siebert 1991. Cobitidae. Distribution: Kinabatangan River and Segama River basins, Sabah, Malaysia. Habitat: freshwater.

rungthipae, Acantopsis Boyd [D. A.], Nithirojpakdee [P.] & Page [L. M.] in Boyd, Nithirojpakdee, Deein, Vidthayanon, Grudpan et al. 2017:173, Figs. 1B, 5A, D-E, 14, 15A [Zootaxa 4341 (no. 2); ref. 35656] Khen Creek, tributary of Trok Nong River, off Rt. 3277, Welu River drainage, Chanthaburi Province, Khlung District, Thailand, 12.537N, 102.244E. Holotype: THNHM F0013610 (ex. UF 235976). Paratypes: ANSP, INHS, NIFI, UF, ZRC. •Valid as Acantopsis rungthipae Boyd, Nithirojpakdee & Page 2017 -- (Boyd et al. 2018:[7] [ref. 36347], Taki et al. 2021:193 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis rungthipae Boyd, Nithirojpakdee & Page 2017. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins, southwestern and central Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

spectabilis, Prostheacanthus Blyth [E.] 1860:167 [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim provinces, Burma. No types known. •Valid as Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth 1860) -- (Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:167 [ref. 35656], Boyd et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36347], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Chen et al. 2024:17 [ref. 41792]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth 1860). Cobitidae. Distribution: South and southeast Asia: Irrawaddy, Ataran, Salween and Chindwin River basins (India, Myanmar and Thailand). Habitat: freshwater.

thiemmedhi, Acantopsis Sontirat [S.] 1999:66, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the 5th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference; ref. 23935] Huey Nam Khoon, Huey Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Amphur Lan Sak, Uthai Thani Province, Thailand, elevation 200 meters. Holotype: KUMF 3131. Paratypes: KUMF 3132-34 (16, 2, 2). •Valid as Acantopsis thiemmedhi Sontirat 1999 -- (Vishwanath & Laisram 2005:434 [ref. 28250], Kottelat 2012:22 [ref. 32367], Kottelat 2013:177 [ref. 32989], Boyd et al. 2017:171 [ref. 35656], Boyd et al. 2018:[6] [ref. 36347], Taki et al. 2021:192 [ref. 39830]). Current status: Valid as Acantopsis thiemmedhi Sontirat 1999. Cobitidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong River basins, Thailand and Cambodia. Habitat: freshwater.


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