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Glyptosternon oschanini (Herzenstein, 1889)

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
Glyptosternon oschanini (Herzenstein, 1889)
Name authority
(Herzenstein, 1889)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Sisoridae
Genus
Glyptosternon
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. familySisoridae Bleeker, 1858
  12. subfamilyGlyptosterninae Gill, 1861
  13. genusGlyptosternon McClelland, 1842
  14. speciesGlyptosternon oschanini (Herzenstein, 1889)

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Glyptosternon maculatum (Regan, 1905)SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glyptosternon reticulatum McClelland, 1842SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glyptosternon akhtari Silas, 1952SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Glyptosternon malaisei Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941SisoridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 210 records assigned to Sisoridae.

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=1607061 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:D5GL8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.