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Bagrus orientalis Boulenger, 1902

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Bagrus orientalis Boulenger, 1902
Name authority
Boulenger, 1902
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Bagridae
Genus
Bagrus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familyBagridae Bleeker, 1858
  12. genusBagrus Bosc, 1816
  13. speciesBagrus orientalis Boulenger, 1902

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Bagrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bagrus meridionalis Günther, 1894BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus tucumanus Burmeister, 1861BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus filamentosus Pellegrin, 1924BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus caeruleus Roberts & Stewart, 1976BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus lubosicus Lönnberg, 1924BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775)BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus degeni Boulenger, 1906BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus ubangensis Boulenger, 1902BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bagrus urostigma Vinciguerra, 1895BagridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Bagrus occipitalis Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902synonym
Porcus orientalis (Boulenger, 1902) (Boulenger, 1902)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.

  1. Boulenger, G. A. (1902). Additions à la faune ichthyologique de bassin du Congo. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Annales Du Musee Du Congo (Ser. Zoology), v. 2 (fasc. 2): 19–57, Pls. 7–16. 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:5WBD4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.