Pangio anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902)
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
Pangio anguillaris is a species of loach found in still and slow-moving freshwater in Indochina (Mekong and Chao Phraya basins), Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.
This is a slender fish (the specific name means "eel-like") measuring up to 12 cm standard length. It is generally brown, sometimes with tiny spots, with a faint dark lateral stripe down the body. It is a rather slow-moving species, often burying itself in the mud or sand. It is often found in temporary waters such as seasonally flooded fields. It is not caught in large numbers although it is considered a delicacy in parts of Thailand and small numbers end up in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Pangio anguillaris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:29:47.264113+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pangio anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902)
- Name authority
- (Vaillant, 1902)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Genus
- Pangio
- 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
- genusPangio Blyth, 1860
- speciesPangio anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pangio. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pangio atactos Tan & Kottelat, 2009 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio bitaimac Tan & Kottelat, 2009 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio borneensis (Boulenger, 1894) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio cuneovirgata (Raut, 1957) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio doriae (Perugia, 1892) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio goaensis (Tilak, 1972) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio incognito Kottelat & Lim, 1993 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio longimanus Britz & Kottelat, 2010 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio longipinnis (Menon, 1992) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio mariarum (Inger & Chin, 1962) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangio muraeniformis (de Beaufort, 1933) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Acanthophthalmus vermicularis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 | synonym |
| Cobitophis anguillaris (Vaillant, 1902) (Vaillant, 1902) | synonym |
| Acantophthalmus anguillaris Vaillant, 1902 Vaillant, 1902 | synonym |
| Cobitophis perakensis Herre, 1940 Herre, 1940 | 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=1470218 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:6TL5C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.