WoRMS taxon details
Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766)
275587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275587)
accepted
Species
Bagre filamentosus (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841 · unaccepted
Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766) · unaccepted
Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted
Mystus carolinensis Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted
Paradiplomystes coruscans (Lichtenstein, 1819) · unaccepted
Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819 · unaccepted
Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275587 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841) Ranzani, C. (1841). De nonnullis novis speciebus Piscium, Opusculum tertium. <em>Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali e rendiconto dei lavori dell'Accademia della Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna con appendice agraria. Bologna.</em> Anno III, Tomo V: 60-66. [details]
original description (of Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1840). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome quinzième. Suite du livre dix-septième. Siluroïdes. v. 15: i-xxxi + 1-540, Pls. 421-455. [Valenciennes authored volume. i-xxiv + 1-397 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841) Ranzani, C. (1841). De nonnullis novis speciebus Piscium, Opusculum tertium. <em>Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali e rendiconto dei lavori dell'Accademia della Scienze dell'Instituto di Bologna con appendice agraria. Bologna.</em> Anno III, Tomo V: 60-66. [details]
original description (of Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Paradiplomystes coruscans (Lichtenstein, 1819))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Mystus carolinensis Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bagre bagre)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Bagre filamentosus (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Mystus carolinensis Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Paradiplomystes coruscans (Lichtenstein, 1819))
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre bagre USNM 286535 radiograph anal fin)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre bagre USNM 286535 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys gronovii RAD100964-001) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys gronovii RAD100964-002) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus coruscans RAD118885-001) (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Paradiplomystes coruscans (Lichtenstein, 1819))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Mystus carolinensis Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bagre bagre)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Bagre filamentosus (Swainson, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Mystus carolinensis Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Paradiplomystes coruscans (Lichtenstein, 1819))
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys filamentosus Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Bagrus macronemus Ranzani, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Felichthys bagre (Linnaeus, 1766))
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins) (from synonym Silurus bagre Linnaeus, 1766)
To GenBank (80 nucleotides; 92 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre bagre USNM 286535 radiograph anal fin)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bagre bagre USNM 286535 radiograph)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys gronovii RAD100964-001) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Galeichthys gronovii RAD100964-002) (from synonym Galeichthys gronovii Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus coruscans RAD118885-001) (from synonym Pimelodus coruscans Lichtenstein, 1819)
To ITIS
