Pangio semicincta (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
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
Pangio semicincta, the half-banded kuhli loach, is a species of cobitid loach in the genus Pangio found in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra. It is a very popular fish in the aquarium trade, however, it is often confused for and mislabeled as Pangio kuhlii, a slightly larger-bodied fish, which is rarely (if ever) found in the aquarium trade due to it being endemic to Java, Indonesia, where field-collection for the fish trade is a rare occurrence.
Wikipedia contributors, Pangio semicincta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:29:55.634080+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pangio semicincta (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
- Name authority
- (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Genus
- Pangio
- 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
- familyCobitidae Swainson, 1838
- subfamilyCobitinae Swainson, 1838
- genusPangio Blyth, 1860
- speciesPangio semicincta (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pangio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pangio atactos Tan & Kottelat, 2009 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio bitaimac Tan & Kottelat, 2009 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio borneensis (Boulenger, 1894) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio cuneovirgata (Raut, 1957) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio doriae (Perugia, 1892) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio goaensis (Tilak, 1972) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio incognito Kottelat & Lim, 1993 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio longimanus Britz & Kottelat, 2010 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio longipinnis (Menon, 1992) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio mariarum (Inger & Chin, 1962) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio muraeniformis (de Beaufort, 1933) | CobitidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Pangio semicinctus (Fraser-Brunner, 1940) (Fraser-Brunner, 1940) | synonym |
| Acanthophthalmus semicinctus Fraser-Brunner, 1940 Fraser-Brunner, 1940 | 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=1525235 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:4CCG6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.