Plotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895
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
- Plotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1895
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Plotosidae
- Genus
- Plotosus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- familyPlotosidae Bleeker, 1858
- genusPlotosus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesPlotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plotosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus papuensis Weber, 1910 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus fisadoha Ng & Sparks, 2002 | PlotosidaeChordata | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1895). Descriptions of two new fishes obtained by Mr. C. Hose in Sarawak. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), v. 15 (no. 87) (art. 31): 247. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939508677878 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:4KHTQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.