Opsarius pulchellus (Smith, 1931)
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
- Opsarius pulchellus (Smith, 1931)
- Name authority
- (Smith, 1931)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Opsarius
- 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
- subfamilyDanioninae Bleeker, 1863
- genusOpsarius McClelland, 1838
- speciesOpsarius pulchellus (Smith, 1931)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Opsarius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Opsarius canarensis Jerdon, 1849 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius shacra (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius tileo (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius cocsa (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius barnoides (Vinciguerra, 1890) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius ornatus (Sauvage, 1883) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius bernatziki (Koumans, 1937) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius koratensis (Smith, 1931) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius putaoensis Qin, Maung & Chen, 2019 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius cyanochlorus (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2020) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius ardens (Knight, Rai, d'Souza & Vijaykrishnan, 2015) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Opsarius nelsoni (Barman, 1988) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Daniops macropterus Mai, 1978 Mai, 1978 | synonym |
| Barilius buddhae Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barilius pellegrini Fang, 1938 Fang, 1938 | synonym |
| Opsarus pulchellus (Smith, 1931) (Smith, 1931) | synonym |
| Barilius bhuddhae Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barilius pulchellus Smith, 1931 Smith, 1931 | 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=1015011 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:6SRWT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.