Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818)
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
- Chrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818)
- Name authority
- (Leach, 1818)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Bagridae
- Genus
- Chrysichthys
- 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
- subfamilyClaroteinae Bleeker, 1862
- genusChrysichthys Bleeker, 1858
- speciesChrysichthys cranchii (Leach, 1818)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chrysichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysichthys duttoni Boulenger, 1905 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys dendrophorus (Poll, 1966) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys depressus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys dageti Risch, 1992 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys maurus (Valenciennes, 1840) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys macropterus Boulenger, 1920 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys longidorsalis Risch & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1981 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys longipinnis (Boulenger, 1899) | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys mabusi Boulenger, 1905 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys johnelsi Daget, 1959 | BagridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysichthys longibarbis (Boulenger, 1899) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chrysichthys cranchi Leach, 1818 Leach, 1818 | synonym |
| Chrysichthys borressoni Lönnberg, 1924 Lönnberg, 1924 | synonym |
| Amarginops cranchii (Leach, 1818) (Leach, 1818) | synonym |
| Pimelodus cranchii Leach, 1818 Leach, 1818 | 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=1026874 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:5YKFR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.