Pachypterus
Genus of fishes
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Pachypterus is a genus of catfishes formerly placed in the families Schilbeidae and Bagridae but recent work has suggested it be placed in the newer family Horabagridae, the genus is native to South Asia.[1]
| Pachypterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Pachypterus acutirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Horabagridae |
| Genus: | Pachypterus Swainson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus atherinoides Bloch, 1794 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Neotropius Kulkarni, 1952 | |
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pachypterus acutirostris (Day. 1870)
- Pachypterus atherinoides (Bloch, 1794)
- Pachypterus khavalchor (Kulkarni, 1952)
