Liobagrus aequilabris Wright & Ng, 2008
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
Liobagrus aequilabris is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes). This species is endemic to China, where it is only known from the Xiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Guangxi province, but may also be present in the Li River, a tributary of the Pearl River, due to the presence of the Lingqu Canal connecting the Xiang and Li Rivers.
L. aequilabris reaches a length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. It differs from other members of its genus in lacking large, retrorse serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral-fin spine, having upper and lower jaws of equal length, relatively long dorsal (7.5-10.2 % of SL) and pectoral-fin (9.1-12.1 % of SL) spines, a relatively long caudal fin (20.1-26.9 % of SL), and relatively few post-Weberian vertebrae (35-37).
Wikipedia contributors, Liobagrus aequilabris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:30.553411+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liobagrus aequilabris Wright & Ng, 2008
- Name authority
- Wright & Ng, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Amblycipitidae
- Genus
- Liobagrus
- 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
- familyAmblycipitidae Day, 1873
- genusLiobagrus Hilgendorf, 1878
- speciesLiobagrus aequilabris Wright & Ng, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liobagrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Liobagrus anguillicauda Nichols, 1926 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus formosanus Regan, 1908 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus marginatus (Günther, 1892) | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus mediadiposalis Mori, 1936 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus reinii Hilgendorf, 1878 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus chenghaiensis Sun, Ren & Zhang, 2013 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus marginatoides (Wu, 1930) | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus nigricauda Regan, 1904 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus somjinensis Park & Kim, 2011 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus styani Regan, 1908 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Wright, J. J., & Ng, H. H. (2008). A new species of Liobagrus (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Southern China. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157. https://doi.org/10.1635/0097-3157(2008)157[37:ansols]2.0.co;2 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:3V579. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.