Pelteobagrus

Pelteobagrus
Pelteobagrus ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Pelteobagrus
Bleeker, 1865

Pelteobagrus is a doubtful genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia. The taxonomy of this genus is unclear and many authorities treat it as a junior synonym of Tachysurus and the type species of the genus, is Silurus calvarius which is a synonym of Tachysurus sinensis.

Species

The following species have been in Pelteobagrus at some point:

FishBase currently shows two valid species in this genus, P. eupogon and P. tonkinensis.