Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952
- Name authority
- Silas, 1952
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Sisoridae
- Genus
- Glyptosternon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familySisoridae Bleeker, 1858
- subfamilyGlyptosterninae Gill, 1861
- genusGlyptosternon McClelland, 1842
- speciesGlyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Glyptosternon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Glyptosternon maculatum (Regan, 1905) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptosternon reticulatum McClelland, 1842 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptosternon oschanini (Herzenstein, 1889) | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Glyptosternon malaisei Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941 | SisoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Glyptosternum akhtari Silas, 1952 Silas, 1952 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hora, S. L., & Silas, E. G. (1952). Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. XLVII.--Revision of the glyptosternoid fishes of the family Sisoridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta), 49 (pt 1, Mar. 1951): 5–29, Pl. 1. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v49/i1/1952/162081 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GJ2D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.