Bagrichthys vaillantii (Popta, 1906)
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
Bagrichthys vaillantii is one of species of bagrid catfish in the genus Bagrichthys. This fish is endemic to Indonesia where it is found in the Mahakam River basin in eastern Borneo.
The fish is named in honor of Léon Vaillant (1834–1914) of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. He described this species in 1902 but had used a preoccupied name so it had to be renamed.
Wikipedia contributors, Bagrichthys vaillantii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:07:41.568552+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bagrichthys vaillantii (Popta, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Popta, 1906)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Bagrichthys
- 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
- familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
- genusBagrichthys Bleeker, 1857
- speciesBagrichthys vaillantii (Popta, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bagrichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bagrichthys hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1852) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrichthys macracanthus (Bleeker, 1854) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrichthys macropterus (Bleeker, 1854) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bagrichthys obscurus Ng, 1999 | BagridaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Leiocassis macropterus Vaillant, 1902 Vaillant, 1902 | synonym |
| Bagroides vaillantii Popta, 1906 Popta, 1906 | 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=1018416 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:5WBC6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.