FAMILY Ailiidae Bleeker Asian schilbeids

FAMILY Ailiidae Bleeker 1858 - Asian schilbeids GENUS Ailia Gray, 1830 - ailias [=Ailia (subgenus of Malapterus) Gray [J. E.], 1830:Pl. 85 (v. 1), Acanthonotus Gray [J. E.], 1830:Pl. 85 (v. 1)] Notes: [ref. 1878]. Fem. Malapterus (Ailia) bengalensis Gray, 1830. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Gray 1831:8 [ref. 1879] as a new genus. Valid as Ailia Gray, 1930 -- (Jayaram 1977:12 [ref. 7006], Jayaram 1981:212 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:180 [ref. 24860], Ataur Rahman 2003:200 [ref. 31338], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670], Jayaram 2006:117 [ref. 28762] dated 1831, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152] in Ailiidae). Current status: Valid as Ailia Gray, 1830. Ailiidae. (Acanthonotus) [ref. 1878]. Masc. Acanthonotus hardwickii Gray, 1830. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Gray 1831:8 [ref. 1879]. Apparently not preoccupied by Acanthonotus Cuvier, 1800 (nomen nudum) but preoccupied by Acanthonotus Goldfuss, 1809 in Mammalia. Objectively invalid. Synonym of Ailia Gray, 1830 -- (Jayaram 2006:117 [ref. 28762] with Acanthonotus dated 1831, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Ailia Gray, 1830. Ailiidae. Species Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822) - Gangetic ailia [=Malapterurus coila Hamilton [F.], 1822:158, 375, Ailia affinis Günther [A.], 1864:56, Malapterus (Ailia) bengalensis Gray [J. E.], 1830:no page number, Pl. 85 (fig. 2), Silurus (Acanthonotus) cuvieri Gray [J. E.], 1830:no page number, Pl. 85 (fig. 1), Acanthonotus hardwickii Gray [J. E.], 1830:no page number, Pl. 2 (fig. 1)] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Bengal. Current status: Valid as Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central Asia: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh. (affinis) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Kulu and Assam, India. Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. (bengalensis) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] Rivers of Bengal.

Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. (cuvieri) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. (hardwickii) [Illustrations of Indian zoology; ref. 1878] India. Current status: Synonym of Ailia coila (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. GENUS Ailiichthys Day, 1872 - ailias [=Ailiichthys Day [F.], 1872:712] Notes: [ref. 1079]. Masc. Ailiichthys punctata Day, 1872. Type by monotypy. Synonym of Ailia Gray, 1830 -- (Jayaram 1977:12 [ref. 7006] and Jayaram 1981:212 [ref. 6497] as Ailichthys, Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670]). Valid as Ailiichthys Day, 1872 -- (Rahman 1989:181 [ref. 24860], Jayaram 2006:119 [ref. 28762] but as Ailichthys and dated to 1871, Ferraris 2007:356 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Ailiichthys Day, 1872. Ailiidae. Species Ailiichthys punctata Day, 1872 - Jamuna ailia [=Ailiichthys punctata Day [F.], 1872:713 [11]] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 5 Dec. 1871); ref. 1079] Jumna at and below Delhi, also lower Punjab rivers, India. Current status: Valid as Ailiichthys punctata Day, 1872. Ailiidae. Distribution: Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. GENUS Clupisoma Swainson, 1838 - clupisomas [=Clupisoma (subgenus of Silurus) Swainson [W.], 1838:347, 351, 354, Schilbeichthys Bleeker [P.], 1858:255, 256] Notes: [ref. 4302]. Neut. Silurus garua Hamilton, 1822. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 347; also in Swainson 1839:189, 306 [ref. 4303]. Swainson needlessly renamed garua as argentata on p. 306. Ferraris 2004:1 [ref. 27498] changed the spelling of the family to Schilbidae rather than following prevailing usage. Valid as Clupisoma Swainson, 1838 -- (Jayaram 1977:18 [ref. 7006],

Jayaram 1981:219 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:184 [ref. 24860], Ataur Rahman 2003:205 [ref. 31338], Ferraris 2004:1 [ref. 27498], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670], Chen et al. 2005:566 [ref. 28316], Jayaram 2006:121 [ref. 28762] dated 1839, Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152] in Ailiidae, Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Clupisoma Swainson, 1838. Ailiidae. (Schilbeichthys) [ref. 365]. Masc. Silurus garua Hamilton, 1822. Type by monotypy. Unneeded replacement name for Clupisoma. Objective synonym of Clupisoma Swainson, 1838 -- (Ferraris 2007:357 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:251 [ref. 32989]). Not treated in Zhang et al. 2016:181 [ref. 34477]. Current status: Synonym of Clupisoma Swainson, 1838. Ailiidae. Species Clupisoma bastari Datta & Karmakar, 1980 - Indravati River clupisoma (author) [=Clupisoma bastari Datta [A. K.] & Karmakar [A. K.], 1980:193, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 2 (no. 2-3); ref. 8725] Indravati River, tributary of Godavari River, at Lohandigura, 33 kilometers west of Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma bastari Datta & Karmakar, 1980. Ailiidae. Distribution: Godavari River basin, India. Species Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) - Gangetic clupisoma (author) [=Silurus garua Hamilton [F.], 1822:156, 375, Pl. 21 (fig. 50), Silurus (Clupisoma) argentata Swainson [W.], 1839:306] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Rivers of Gangetic provinces. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. (argentata) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Current status: Synonym of Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Species Clupisoma longianalis (Huang, 1981) - Pu-Er clupisoma (author) [=Platytropius longianalis Huang [S.-Y.], 1981:438, Fig. 5]

Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 8592] Pu-Er County, Xiaoganlanba, Simao Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma longianale (Huang, 1981). Ailiidae. Distribution: Mekong River basin, Yunnan Province, China. Species Clupisoma montanum Hora, 1937 - Teestra River clupisoma (author) [=Clupisoma montana Hora [S. L.], 1937:673, Figs. 7-8] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4); ref. 17150] Teestra [Teesta] River, below Darjeeling, India. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma montanum Hora, 1937. Ailiidae. Distribution: India and Nepal. Species Clupisoma naziri Mirza & Awan, 1973 - Indus River clupisoma (author) [=Clupisoma naziri Mirza [M. R.] & Awan [M. I.], 1973:152, Fig. 2] Notes: [Biologia (Lahore) v. 19 (nos 1-2); ref. 7575] Indus River at Jinnah Barrage, Pakistan. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma naziri Mirza & Awan, 1973. Ailiidae. Distribution: Indus River basin, Pakistan. Species Clupisoma prateri Hora, 1937 - Irrawaddy River clupisoma (author) [=Clupisoma prateri Hora [S. L.], 1937:671, Fig. 6] Notes: [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4); ref. 17150] Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma prateri Hora, 1937. Ailiidae. Distribution: Myanmar. Species Clupisoma roosae Ferraris, 2004 - Myitkyina clupisoma (author) [=Clupisoma roosae Ferraris [C. J., Jr.], 2004:2, Fig. 1]

Notes: [Zootaxa No. 437; ref. 27498] Myitkyina market, Kachin State, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma roosae Ferraris, 2004. Ailiidae. Distribution: Upper Irrawaddy River, Myanmar. Species Clupisoma sinense (Huang, 1981) - Xiaoganlanba clupisoma (author) [=Platytropius sinensis Huang [S.-Y.], 1981:437 [440], Figs. 1-4] Notes: [Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica v. 6 (no. 4); ref. 8592] Pu-Er County, Xiaoganlanba, Simao Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma sinense (Huang, 1981). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia and southern China. Species Clupisoma yuunnanense Chen et al., 2005 - Yunnan clupisoma (author) [=Platytropius yunnanensis He [J.-C.], Huang [K.-W.] & Li [H.], 1995:281, Fig. 1, Clupisoma nujiangense Chen [X.-Y.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Yang [J.-X.] 2005:566, Fig. 1] Notes: [Journal of Yunnan University (Natural Science) v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 30693] Njuang River in Doajie of Boashan County, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Valid as Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li, 1995). Ailiidae. Distribution: Yunnan Province, China. (nujiangense) [Copeia 2005 (no. 3); ref. 28316] Nu Jiang (= Salween River), 24 25'18.6"N, 98 58'21.2"E, Sanjiangkou, Mengnuo Township, Longling County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, China. Current status: Synonym of Clupisoma yunnanense (He, Huang & Li, 1995). Ailiidae. Distribution: Salween River and tributary Mengboluo River, Yunnan Province, China (if valid). GENUS Eutropiichthys Bleeker, 1862 - schilbeid catfishes, vachas [=Eutropiichthys Bleeker [P.], 1862:398]

Notes: [ref. 391]. Masc. Pimelodus vacha Hamilton, 1822. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Bleeker 1862:14 [ref. 393] and 1863:107 [ref. 401]. Valid as Eutropiichthys Bleeker, 1862 -- (Jayaram 1977:21 [ref. 7006], Jayaram 1981:222 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Kottelat 1989:14 [ref. 13605], Rahman 1989:183 [ref. 24860], Ataur Rahman 2003:203 [ref. 31338], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670], Jayaram 2006:132 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Ferraris & Vari 2007:866 [ref. 29440], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Ng et al. 2014:6073 [ref. 33416], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152]). Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys Bleeker, 1862. Ailiidae. Species Eutropiichthys britzi Ferraris & Vari, 2007 - Britz's catfish (author) [=Eutropiichthys britzi Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.], 2007:867, Figs. 1B, 2, 3.] Notes: [Copeia 2007 (no. 4); ref. 29440] Irrawaddy River at Myitkyina, from Myitkyinaa market, about 25 26'N, 97 26'E, Kachin State, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys britzi Ferraris & Vari, 2007. Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy and Sittang River systems, Myanmar. Species Eutropiichthys burmannicus Day, 1877 - Day's Burmese catfish (author) [=Eutropiichthys vacha var. burmannicus Day [F.], 1877:490] Notes: [The fishes of India Part 3; ref. 4886] Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys burmannicus Day, 1877. Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy, lower Salween and smaller intervening rivers: Myanmar. Species Eutropiichthys cetosus Ng et al., 2014 - Kawlchaw catfish (author) [=Eutropiichthys cetosus Ng [H. H.], Lalramliana [no initial], Lalronunga [S.] & Lalnuntluanga [no initial], 2014:6074, Figs. 1, 2a] Notes: [Journal of Threatened Taxa v. 6 (no. 8); ref. 33416] Vicinity of Kawlchaw Village, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram, India, 22 23'01.4"N, 92 57'39.3"E. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys cetosus Ng, Lalramliana, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga, 2014. Ailiidae.

Distribution: Mizoram, India. Species Eutropiichthys goongwaree (Sykes, 1839) - Mota Mola River catfish (author) [=Hypophthalmus goongwaree Sykes [W. H.], 1839:163] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Mota Mola [Mula Mutha] River near Poona, Maharashtra, India. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys goongwaree (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Nepal and India. Species Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton, 1822) - Mahananda catfish (author) [=Pimelodus murius Hamilton [F.], 1822:195, 378, Pseudeutropius murius batarensis Shrestha [J.], 1980:212, Fig. 97, Pachypterus melanurus Swainson [W.], 1839:306] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Mahananda River, West Bengal, India. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and (?) Pakistan. (batarensis) [Fishes of Nepal; ref. 22513] Batar, Trisuli River, Nuwakot District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal. Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. (melanurus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Mahananda River, West Bengal, India. Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys murius (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Species Eutropiichthys salweenensis Ferraris & Vari, 2007 - Salween River catfish (author) [=Eutropiichthys salweenensis Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Vari [R. P.], 2007:878, Figs. 8-9] Notes: [Copeia 2007 (no. 4); ref. 29440] Salween River, 20 kilometers upriver from Mae Sam Lap, Thailand. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys salweenensis Ferraris & Vari, 2007. Ailiidae. Distribution: Salween River, Thailand.

Species Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822) - Batchwa vacha [=Pimelodus vacha Hamilton [F.], 1822:196, 378, Pl. 19 (fig. 64), Pachypterus punctatus Swainson [W.], 1839:306] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Larger fresh water rivers, Gangetic provinces, India. Current status: Valid as Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: South central to southeastern Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh (not Myanman & Thailand not this species -- ref. 32989). (punctatus) [The natural history and classification v. 2; ref. 4303] Gangetic provinces. Current status: Synonym of Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. GENUS Laides Jordan, 1919 - schilbeid catfishes, laides [=Laides Jordan [D. S.], 1919:293, Lais Bleeker [P.], 1857:473] Notes: [ref. 4904]. Masc. Pangasius hexanema Bleeker, 1852. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Lais Bleeker 1858, preoccupied by Lais Gistel, 1848 in Tunicata. Valid as Laides Jordan, 1919 -- (Burgess 1989:105 [ref. 12860], Kottelat 1989:14 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:131 [ref. 6439], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152] in Ailiidae). Current status: Valid as Laides Jordan, 1919. Ailiidae. (Lais) [ref. 6220]. Masc. Pangasius hexanema Bleeker, 1852. Type by monotypy. Originally as Laïs; correction manditory. Also appeared in Bleeker 1858:170 [ref. 365]. Preoccupied by Lais Gistel, 1848 in Tunicata [not investigated], replaced by Laides Jordan, 1919. See van Oijen et al. 2009:151 [ref. 30423]. Objective synonym of Laides Jordan, 1919 -- (Roberts 1989:131 [ref. 6439], Ferraris 2007:358 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:252 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Laides Jordan, 1919. Ailiidae. Species Laides hexanema (Bleeker, 1852) - Palembang laides (author) [=Pangasius hexanema Bleeker [P.], 1852:588] Notes: [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 334] Palembang, Sumatra and Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.

Current status: Valid as Laides hexanema (Bleeker, 1852). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia. Species Laides longibarbis (Fowler, 1934) - Me Kong laides (author) [=Pangasius longibarbis Fowler [H. W.], 1934:87, Fig. 27] Notes: [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1417] Me Kong at Chieng Sen, northern Thailand. Current status: Valid as Laides longibarbis (Fowler, 1934). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Asia: Mekong, Mehklong and Chao Phraya River basins. GENUS Proeutropiichthys Hora, 1937 - schilbeid catfishes [=Proeutropiichthys Hora [S. L.], 1937:353] Notes: [ref. 6575]. Masc. Eutropius macropthalmos Blyth, 1860. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Das 2003:380 [ref. 27706]. Synonym of Clupisoma Swainson, 1838 -- (Jayaram 2006:121 [ref. 28762]). Valid as Proeutropiichthys Hora, 1937 -- (Jayaram 1977:16 [ref. 7006], Jayaram 1981:218 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:98 [ref. 12860], Diogo et al. 2004:92 [ref. 27670], Ferraris 2007:361 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152]). Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys Hora, 1937. Ailiidae. Species Proeutropiichthys buchanani (Valenciennes, in Jacquemont, 1840) - Buchanan's catfish (author) [=Bagrus buchanani Valenciennes [A.], in Jacquemont, 1840:no p., Pl. 16 (fig. 3)] Notes: [Voyage dans l'inde pendant les années 1828 à 1832; ref. 17872] Hindustan, India. Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys buchanani (Valenciennes, 1840). Ailiidae. Distribution: India. Species Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth, 1860) - Tenasserim catfish (author) [=Eutropius macropthalmos Blyth [E.], 1860:156,

Proeutropiichthys taakree burmanicus Tilak [R.], 1981:35, Figs. 1, 3, 5] Notes: [Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 29 (no. 2); ref. 477] Tenasserim, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth, 1860). Ailiidae. Distribution: Irrawaddy, Sittang and Bago River basins, Myanmar. (burmanicus) [Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology v. 1 (nos 1-2); ref. 8983] Myanmar. Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos (Blyth, 1860). Ailiidae. Species Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839) - Taakree catfish (author) [=Hypophthalmus taakree Sykes [W. H.], 1839:163, Pseudoeutropius longimanus Günther [A.], 1864:60, Pseudeutropius megalops Günther [A.], 1864:60, Schilbe sykesii Jerdon [T. C.], 1849:335] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. Current status: Valid as Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Western Ghats, Kerala and Maharashtra, India. (longimanus) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] India. Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. (megalops) [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Godavari River at Mahadespur, Orissa, India. Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. (sykesii) [Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 2); ref. 4902] Cavery [Cauvery] River, southern India. Current status: Synonym of Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. GENUS Silonia Swainson, 1838 - silond catfishes [=Silonia (subgenus of Ageneiosus) Swainson [W.], 1838:345 et seq., Silonopangasius Hora [S. L.], 1937:352, Silundia Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:48] Notes: [ref. 4302]. Fem. Ageniosus (Silonia) lurida Swainson, 1838 (= Pimelodus silondia Hamilton, 1822). Type by monotypy in Swainson 1838:345; S. lurida Swainson is an unneeded substitute for P. silondia Hamilton. Also in Swainson 1839:189, 305 [ref. 4303].

Valid as Silonia Swainson, 1838 -- (Jayaram 1977:23 [ref. 7006], Jayaram 1981:224 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:105 [ref. 12860], Ataur Rahman 1989:177 [ref. 24860], Ataur Rahman 2003:197 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:138 [ref. 28762] dated to 1839, Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989], Wang et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34152]). Current status: Valid as Silonia Swainson, 1838. Ailiidae. (Silonopangasius) [ref. 6575]. Masc. Ageneiosus childreni Sykes, 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Das 2003:381 [ref. 27706]. Synonym of Silonia Swainson, 1838 -- (Jayaram 2006:138 [ref. 28762], Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Silonia Swainson, 1838. Ailiidae. (Silundia) [ref. 1008]. Fem. Silundia gangetica Valenciennes, 1840 (= Pimelodus silondia Hamilton, 1822). Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1862:399 [ref. 391]. Valenciennes' gangetica is an unneeded substitute for Pimelodus silondia Hamilton. Silondia Günther, 1864:65 [ref. 1974] is an unjustified emendation or incorrect subsequent spelling. Objective synonym of Silonia Swainson, 1838 -- (Ferraris 2007:366 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:253 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Silonia Swainson, 1838. Ailiidae. Species Silonia childreni (Sykes, 1839) - Children's silond catfish (author) [=Ageneiosus childreni Sykes [W. H.], 1839:165, Silundia sykesii Day [F.], 1876:569] Notes: [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1838 (pt 6) (for 27 Nov. 1838); ref. 18720] Deccan, India. Current status: Valid as Silonia childreni (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. Distribution: Southern India. (sykesii) [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 12 (no. 64); ref. 14208] Deccan and Kurnool, India. Current status: Synonym of Silonia childreni (Sykes, 1839). Ailiidae. Species Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822) - silond catfish [=Pimelodus silondia Hamilton [F.], 1822:160, 375, Pl. 7 (fig 50), Silundia gangetica Valenciennes [A.], in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840:49, Pl. 426, Ageniosus (Silonia) lurida Swainson [W.], 1838:345, Fig. 85] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Gangetic estuaries, India.

Current status: Valid as Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan;? Thailand. (gangetica) [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Mouths of the Ganges River. Current status: Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae. (lurida) [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Current status: Synonym of Silonia silondia (Hamilton, 1822). Ailiidae.