Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822
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
- Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822
- Name authority
- Hamilton, 1822
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Plotosidae
- Genus
- Plotosus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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
- familyPlotosidae Bleeker, 1858
- genusPlotosus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesPlotosus canius Hamilton, 1822
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plotosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus papuensis Weber, 1910 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus fisadoha Ng & Sparks, 2002 | PlotosidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plotosus abbreviatus Boulenger, 1895 | PlotosidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | ambiguous synonym |
| Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 Bleeker, 1846 | synonym |
| Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846 Bleeker, 1846 | synonym |
| Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846 Bleeker, 1846 | synonym |
| Potosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 Bleeker, 1846 | 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.
- Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London, i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. [Often seen as Hamilton–Buchanan or Buchanan–Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6897 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:6VRN5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.