Leiocassis

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Leiocassis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Bagridae Genus: Leiocassis Bleeker, 1857
Species[3]
L. aculeatus[1] L. collinus[2] L. crassilabris L. crassirostris L. herzensteini L. hosii[2] L. longibarbis L. longirostris L. micropogon L. poecilopterus L. saravacensis L. tenebricus[2] L. tenuifurcatus
Synonyms
Liocassis Günther, 1864 Rhinobagrus Bleeker, 1865 Nasocassis Nichols, 1925 Dermocassis Nichols, 1925

Leiocassis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Bagridae.

This genus has a confused taxonomy and there is uncertainty surrounding the number of valid species.^[2] Certain East Asian bagrids formerly placed in this genus have been moved to Pseudobagrus.^[2] 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. aculeatus, L. collinus, L. hosii, L. micropogon, L. poecilopterus, and L. tenebricus).^[2]

The members of Leiocassis have an elongate narrow head and a prominently protruding snout.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Hadiaty, Renny K. (March 2005). "Two new bagrid catfishes (Teleostei: Bagridae) from the Alas River drainage, northern Sumatra". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (1): 83–92. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Ng, Heok Hee; Lim, Kelvin K. P. (June 2006). "Two new species of Leiocassis (Teleostei: Bagridae), riverine catfishes from northeast Borneo". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 17 (2): 165–172. 
3. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.