''Bagrus'' is a
genus
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of
bagrid catfish
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
es. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa,
except for the virtually unknown ''B. tucumanus'' from South America, which likely is a
synonym
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of ''
Luciopimelodus pati''.
Taxonomy
The present
scientific name
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''Bagrus'' was first proposed by
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1816 for the
bayad
The bayad (''Bagrus bajad''), is a species of bagrid catfish from Africa.
Distribution
The natural habitat of the bayad are lakes and rivers in Africa. These include lakes such as Lake Chad, Lake Albert (Africa), Lake Albert, and Lake Turkana, as ...
and its closest relatives. Although in 1809,
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire had already separated this fish in his new genus ''Porcus''. But this was overruled by the
ICZN
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, so that the
junior synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
could continue to be used.
[Ferraris (2007)]
Species
Eleven living
species
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are placed here:
[
* '' Bagrus bajad'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Bayad)
* '' Bagrus caeruleus'' T. R. Roberts & D. J. Stewart, 1976
* '']Bagrus degeni
''Bagrus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa, except for the virtually unknown ''B. tucumanus'' from South America, which likely is a synonym of '' Luciopimelodus pati''.
...
'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1906
* ''Bagrus docmak
''Bagrus'' is a genus of bagrid catfishes. These are relatively large catfish found in freshwater habitats in Africa, except for the virtually unknown ''B. tucumanus'' from South America, which likely is a synonym of '' Luciopimelodus pati''.
...
'' ( Forsskål, 1775) (Semutundu)
* '' Bagrus filamentosus'' Pellegrin, 1924
* '' Bagrus lubosicus'' Lönnberg, 1924
* '' Bagrus meridionalis'' Günther, 1894 (Kampango, Kampoyo)
* '' Bagrus orientalis'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1902
* '' Bagrus tucumanus'' Burmeister Burmeister is a surname of German origin.
In zoology "Burmeister" refers to:
* Ernst-Gerhard Burmeister, German entomologist
* Hermann Burmeister (1807–1892), German zoologist also in botany "Burmeist."
Other people named Burmeister include:
* ...
, 1861
* '' Bagrus ubangensis'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1902
* '' Bagrus urostigma'' Vinciguerra, 1895 (Somalia Catfish)
A possible fossil
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''Bagrus'' from about 7 million years ago, found in Late Miocene
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Baynunah Formation
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["Bahnunah" is a variant ]transliteration
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or ''lapsus
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Investigations
In 1895 an investigation into verbal slips was undertaken by a philologist and a psychologist, Rudolf Meringer and K ...
'' rocks near Ruwais
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(Abu Dhabi
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...
), has been described:Claroteidae
The Claroteidae are a family of catfish (order Siluriformes) found in Africa. This family was separated from Bagridae. However, the monophyly of the family is sometimes contested.
The 12 genera contain 86 known species of claroteids in two subfa ...
.
References
* (2007): Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. ''Zootaxa
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'' 1418: 1–628
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Catfish genera
Catfish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Bagridae
Taxa named by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc