WoRMS taxon details
Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829)
280826 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280826)
accepted
Species
Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted
Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855 · unaccepted
Genidens valenciennesii Bleeker, 1858 · unaccepted
Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 294 [details]
page(s): 294 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Genidens genidens (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280826 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120
page(s): 34, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Genidens valenciennesii Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). De visschen van den Indischen Archipel beschreven en toegelicht. Deel I. Siluri. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 4 (art. 2): i-xii + 1-370. [details]
original description (of Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 294 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855) Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expédition dans les parties centrales de l'Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. <em>Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand).</em> v. 2: i-xii + 1-112, Pls. 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120
page(s): 34, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [details]
original description (of Genidens valenciennesii Bleeker, 1858) Bleeker, P. (1858). De visschen van den Indischen Archipel beschreven en toegelicht. Deel I. Siluri. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 4 (art. 2): i-xii + 1-370. [details]
original description (of Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1829). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome troisième. Suite du Livre troisième. Des percoïdes à dorsale unique à sept rayons branchiaux et à dents en velours ou en cardes. <em>F. G. Levrault, Paris.</em> v. 3: i-xxviii + 2 pp. + 1-500, Pls. 41-71. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xxii + 1-368 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 294 [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 (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Genidens genidens)
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens valenciennesii Bleeker, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens genidens RAD117960-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens genidens RAD117960-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens granulosus RAD117963-001) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens granulosus RAD117963-002) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus genidens RAD118149-001) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus genidens RAD118149-002) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Genidens genidens)
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens valenciennesii Bleeker, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Genidens cuvieri Castelnau, 1855)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins) (from synonym Bagrus genidens (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (21 nucleotides; 17 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens genidens RAD117960-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens genidens RAD117960-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens granulosus RAD117963-001) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Genidens granulosus RAD117963-002) (from synonym Genidens granulosus Castelnau, 1855)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus genidens RAD118149-001) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pimelodus genidens RAD118149-002) (from synonym Pimelodus genidens Cuvier, 1829)
To ITIS
