Erethistoides pipri Hora, 1950
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
Erethistoides pipri is a species of South Asian river catfish endemic to India where it is found in the Rihand and Sone Rivers. This species grows to a length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Erethistoides pipri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:29:07.790437+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Erethistoides pipri Hora, 1950
- Name authority
- Hora, 1950
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Erethistidae
- Genus
- Erethistoides
- 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
- familyErethistidae Bleeker, 1862
- genusErethistoides Hora, 1950
- speciesErethistoides pipri Hora, 1950
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erethistoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erethistoides infuscatus Ng, 2006 | ErethistidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erethistoides luteolus Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012 | ErethistidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erethistoides senkhiensis Tamang, Chaudhry & Choudhury, 2008 | ErethistidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erethistoides montana Hora, 1950 | ErethistidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Erethistoides montana pipri Hora, 1950 Hora, 1950 | 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.
- Hora, S. L. (1950). Siluroid fishes of India, Burma and Ceylon. XIII. Fishes of the genera Erethistes Müller and Troschel, Hara Blyth and of two new allied genera. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta), 47 (pt 2): 183–202, Pls. 1–2. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v47/i2/1950/162169 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:6GGVH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.