Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypsibarbus oatesii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, the Cyprinidae. It is found in the southern Shan Hills in Myanmar in the Salween River. It is caught for food in subsistence fisheries. The specific name honours Eugene William Oates who collected the type specimen.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypsibarbus oatesii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:53:33.575426+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1893)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hypsibarbus
- 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
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHypsibarbus Rainboth, 1996
- speciesHypsibarbus oatesii (Boulenger, 1893)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsibarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hypsibarbus annamensis (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus lagleri Rainboth, 1996 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus macrosquamatus (Mai, 1978) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus malcolmi (Smith, 1945) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus myitkyinae (Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus vernayi (Norman, 1925) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus salweenensis Rainboth, 1996 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsibarbus suvattii Rainboth, 1996 | CyprinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Barbus oatesii Boulenger, 1893 Boulenger, 1893 | synonym |
| Hypsibarbus oatesi (Boulenger, 1893) (Boulenger, 1893) | synonym |
| Barbus oatesi Boulenger, 1893 Boulenger, 1893 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019475 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:3P3G8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.