Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth, 1860)
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
Acantopsis spectabilis is a species of fish found in Thailand. The species is known from the Irrawaddy River and Salween River in Thailand and Myanmar and possibly the Chindwin River. There are no known conservation actions and the species is thought to be threatened by planned dams on the rivers it inhabits.
Wikipedia contributors, Acantopsis spectabilis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:17.866796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acantopsis spectabilis (Blyth, 1860)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1860)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Genus
- Acantopsis
- 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
- familyCobitidae Swainson, 1838
- subfamilyCobitinae Swainson, 1838
- genusAcantopsis van Hasselt, 1823
- speciesAcantopsis spectabilis (Blyth, 1860)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acantopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acantopsis thiemmedhi Sontirat, 1999 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis dialuzona Van Hasselt, 1823 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis ioa Boyd & Page, 2017 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis rungthipae Boyd, Nithirojpakdee & Page, 2017 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis multistigmatus Vishwanath & Laisram, 2005 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis octoactinotos Siebert, 1991 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantopsis dinema Boyd & Page, 2017 | CobitidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Prostheacanthus spectabilis Blyth, 1860 Blyth, 1860 | synonym |
| Acanthopsis spectabilis (Blyth, 1860) (Blyth, 1860) | 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=1420021 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:64G3J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.