WoRMS taxon details
Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822
278694 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278694)
accepted
Species
Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846 · unaccepted
Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846 · unaccepted
Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Potosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. [details]
(of Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 232, 381 [details]
(of Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 232, 381 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278694 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].]. [details]
original description (of Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plotosus unicolor 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 Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 232, 381 [details]
original description (of Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plotosus unicolor 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 Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846) Bleeker, P. (1846). Siluroideorum bataviensium conspectus diagnosticus. [Inside title: Overzigt der Siluroieden, welke te Batavia voorkomen.]. <em>Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen.</em> v. 21 (art. 5): 1-60. [details]
original description (of Plutosus canius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 232, 381 [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). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., 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 (72 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plotosus canius)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Potosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus canius RAD115651-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus canius RAD115651-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus unicolor RAD115746-001) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus unicolor RAD115746-002) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Plotosus canius)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus multiradiatus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus horridus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Potosus viviparus Bleeker, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Plotossus canius Hamilton, 1822)
To GenBank (76 nucleotides; 72 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus canius RAD115651-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus canius RAD115651-002)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus unicolor RAD115746-001) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plotosus unicolor RAD115746-002) (from synonym Plotosus unicolor Valenciennes, 1840)
To ITIS
