Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes).
Author
Alfred W. Thomson
Author
Lawrence M. Page
text
Zootaxa
2006
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Glyptothorax
cavia (Hamilton 1822)
Pimelodus cavia Hamilton 1822
: 188, 378.
Type locality: Rivers of n.
Bengal
[Ganges drainage]
.
No types known.
Euglyptosternum lineatum Day 1877a
: 500, pl. 116 (fig. 7).
Type locality: Jamna [Jamuna], Suddya, n.
Assam
,
India
.
ZSI
F1312
.
Possible types and/or Day specimens
:
AMS
B.7509
(1,
syntype
) Sudoya [Suddya],
ASI
F1312
(1).
Synonymized with
Glytothorax cavia
by Hora & Menon (1949).
Distribution: Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputradrainages,Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, (Nath, 1984; Lipton, 1985; Shrestha, 1990; Sen, 1995; Jayaram, 1999; Mirza, 2000; Karmakar, 2000; Rafique, 2000; Shahjehan & Marwat, 2001).
Remarks:
G. burmanicus
has been considered a synonym, but it is a valid species (H. H. Ng, Pers. comm. 2005). Records from the Irrawaddy and Salween drainages are referable to
G. burmanicus
.