Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
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
- Parauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
- Name authority
- (Sauvage, 1879)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Claroteidae
- Genus
- Parauchenoglanis
- 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
- familyClaroteidae Bleeker, 1862
- subfamilyAuchenoglanidinae Jayaram, 1966
- genusParauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911
- speciesParauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parauchenoglanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parauchenoglanis ahli (Holly, 1930) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis altipinnis (Boulenger, 1911) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis monkei (Keilhack, 1910) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis pantherinus (Pellegrin, 1929) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Popta, 1913) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis longiceps (Boulenger, 1913) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis ngamensis (Boulenger, 1911) | ClaroteidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parauchenoglanis punctatus (Boulenger, 1902) | ClaroteidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Parauchenoglanis pietschmanni (Holly, 1927) (Holly, 1927) | synonym |
| Pimelodus balayi Sauvage, 1879 Sauvage, 1879 | synonym |
| Pimelodus guirali Thominot, 1886 Thominot, 1886 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis ballayi pietschmanni Holly, 1927 Holly, 1927 | synonym |
| Pimelodus ballayi Sauvage, 1879 Sauvage, 1879 | synonym |
| Pauchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879) (Sauvage, 1879) | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis guirali (Thominot, 1886) (Thominot, 1886) | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis pietschmanni Holly, 1927 Holly, 1927 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis pulcher Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis balayi gravoti Pellegrin, 1907 Pellegrin, 1907 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis balayi (Sauvage, 1879) (Sauvage, 1879) | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis ballayi (Sauvage, 1879) (Sauvage, 1879) | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis ubangensis Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Auchenoglanis ballayi gravoti Pellegrin, 1907 Pellegrin, 1907 | 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=1016218 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:4DHFB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.