Nemacheilus inglisi Hora, 1935
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
Nemacheilus inglisi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Nemacheilus from rivers below Darjeeling and Sikkim, eastern Himalayas, in India.
It is named in honour of Charles M. Inglis (1870–1954), Scottish naturalist and Curator of the Natural History Museum of Darjeeling, India.
Wikipedia contributors, Nemacheilus inglisi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:17:30.274613+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nemacheilus inglisi Hora, 1935
- Name authority
- Hora, 1935
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Nemacheilus
- 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
- familyNemacheilidae Regan, 1911
- genusNemacheilus Bleeker, 1863
- speciesNemacheilus inglisi Hora, 1935
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nemacheilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nemacheilus arenicolus Kottelat, 1998 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus banar Freyhof & Serov, 2001 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus binotatus Smith, 1933 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus cleopatra Freyhof & Serov, 2001 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus drassensis Tilak, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus elegantissimus Chin & Samat, 1992 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus longistriatus Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus lunanensis Li & Xia, 1987 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus monilis Hora, 1921 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus ornatus Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus paucimaculatus Bohlen & Ŝlechtová, 2011 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nemacheilus platiceps Kottelat, 1990 | NemacheilidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nemachilus rupecola inglisi Hora, 1935 Hora, 1935 | synonym |
| Schistura inglisi (Hora, 1935) (Hora, 1935) | 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. (1935). Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. XXIV. Loaches of the genus Nemachilus from eastern Himalayas, with the description of a new species from Burma and Siam. Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta), 37 (1): 49–67, Pl. 3. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v37/i1/1935/163006 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:6S7CC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.