Barilius vagra (Hamilton, 1822)
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
- Barilius vagra (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Barilius
- 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
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusBarilius Hamilton, 1822
- speciesBarilius vagra (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barilius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barilius torsai Kumari, Munivenkatappa, Sinha, Borah & Das, 2019 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barilius borneensis Roberts, 1989 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barilius caudiocellatus Chu, 1984 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barilius huahinensis Fowler, 1934 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barilius naseeri Mirza, Rafiq & Awan, 1986 | CyprinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cyprinus vagra Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Shacra vagra (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Opsarius piscatorius McClelland, 1842 McClelland, 1842 | synonym |
| Opsarius isocheilus McClelland, 1839 McClelland, 1839 | synonym |
| Opsarius bicirratus McClelland, 1842 McClelland, 1842 | synonym |
| Barilius vagra vagra (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Leuciscus piscatorius (McClelland, 1842) (McClelland, 1842) | synonym |
| Leuciscus vagra (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Barilius alburnus Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Barilius bleekeri Day, 1872 Day, 1872 | 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=1026607 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:5WBYW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.