Cosmochilus harmandi Sauvage, 1878
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
Cosmochilus harmandi is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family of Cyprinidae. It is restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers in Asia. It reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length, but typically is about one-third that size. This widespread species is an important food fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Cosmochilus harmandi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:25:28.016089+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cosmochilus harmandi Sauvage, 1878
- Name authority
- Sauvage, 1878
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Cosmochilus
- 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
- genusCosmochilus Sauvage, 1878
- speciesCosmochilus harmandi Sauvage, 1878
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cosmochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmochilus nanlaensis Chen, He & He, 1992 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cosmochilus cardinalis Chu & Roberts, 1985 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Papillocheilus ayuthiae Smith, 1945 Smith, 1945 | synonym |
| Cosmochilus pellegrini Durand, 1940 Durand, 1940 | synonym |
| Cosmocheilus harmandi Sauvage, 1878 Sauvage, 1878 | 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.
- Sauvage, H.-E. (1878). Note sur quelques poissons d’espèces nouvelles provenant des eaux douces de l’Indo-Chine. Bulletin de La Société Philomathique de Paris (7th Série), v. 2: 233–242. 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:6B6CD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.