Leiocassis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Bagridae |
Genus: | Leiocassis Bleeker, 1857 |
Type species | |
Bagrus micropogon Bleeker, 1852 | |
Synonyms | |
Leiocassis is a genus of bagrid catfishes found mostly in Southeast Asia with some species occurring in China.
The members of Leiocassis have an elongate narrow head and a prominently protruding snout. [1]
This genus has a confused taxonomy and there is uncertainty surrounding the number of valid species. [1] Certain East Asian bagrids formerly placed in this genus have been moved to Tachysurus . In 2006, Heok Hee Ng considered the genus Leiocassis to be restricted to Sundaic Southeast Asia and Borneo and only a handful of species as valid (L. aculeata, L. collina, L. hosii, L. micropogon, L. poeciloptera, and L. tenebrica). [1]
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: [2]
As of August 2025 [update] , both FishBase and WoRMS list 14 species. [5] [6]