| Pelteobagrus | |
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| Pelteobagrus ornatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Pelteobagrus Bleeker, 1865 |
Pelteobagrus is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia. The taxonomy of this genus is unclear and many authorities treat it as a junior synonym of Tachysurus [1] and the type species of the genus, is Silurus calvarius which is a synonym of Tachysurus fulvidraco . [2]
There are currently four described species in this genus: [3]
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