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Silurichthys phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1851)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Silurichthys phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1851)
Name authority
(Bleeker, 1851)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Siluridae
Genus
Silurichthys
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderSiluriformes
  11. familySiluridae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. genusSilurichthys Bleeker, 1856
  13. speciesSilurichthys phaiosoma (Bleeker, 1851)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Silurichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Silurichthys hasseltii Bleeker, 1858SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Silurichthys citatus Ng & Kottelat, 1997SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Silurichthys gibbiceps Ng & Ng, 1998SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Silurichthys ligneolus Ng & Tan, 2011SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Silurichthys indragiriensis Volz, 1904SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Silurichthys sanguineus Roberts, 1989SiluridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Silurus phaiosoma Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851synonym
Silurichthys pharasoma (Bleeker, 1851) (Bleeker, 1851)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021773 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:6YQC3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.