FAMILY Erethistidae Bleeker, 1862 - erethistid catfishes [=Erethistides, Continae, Laguviini] Notes: Erethistides Bleeker, 1862–63:13 [ref. 393] (phalanx) Erethistes Continae de Pinna, 1996:64 [ref. 24146] (subfamily) Conta Laguviini de Pinna, 1996:65 [ref. 24146] (tribe) Laguvia GENUS Conta Hora, 1950 - erethistid catfishes [=Conta Hora [S. L.], 1950:194] Notes: [ref. 2214]. Fem. Pimelodus conta Hamilton, 1822. Type by original designation (also by monotypy and absolute tautonymy). See Das 2003:381 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Conta Hora, 1950 -- (Jayaram 1981:246 [ref. 6497], Tilak 1987 [ref. 6794], Burgess 1989:132 [ref. 12860], Rahman 1989:208 [ref. 24860], de Pinna 1996:64 [ref. 24146], Ataur Rahman 2003:230 [ref. 31338], Ng & Kottelat 2005:14 [ref. 28207], Ng 2005:23 [ref. 28217], Ferraris & Britz 2005:379 [ref. 28523], Jayaram 2006:277 [ref. 28762], Thomson & Page 2006:12 [ref. 28859], Ferraris 2007:383 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Conta Hora, 1950. Erethistidae. Species Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822) - conta catfish [=Pimelodus conta Hamilton [F.], 1822:191, 378, Hara elongata Day [F.], 1872:704 [2]] Notes: [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Mahamanda River, northeastern Bengal. Current status: Valid as Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822). Erethistidae. Distribution: Ganges and Brahmaputra River basins: Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater. (elongata) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3); ref. 1079] Stream near Garrow Hills, Meghalaya, India. Current status: Synonym of Conta conta (Hamilton, 1822). Erethistidae. Habitat: freshwater. Species Conta pectinata Ng, 2005 - Brahmaputra conta (author) [=Conta pectinata Ng [H. H.], 2005:24, Figs. 1, 2b] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 28217] Dibrugarh, Assam, India. Current status: Valid as Conta pectinata Ng, 2005. Erethistidae. Distribution: Middle Brahmaputra River drainage, Assam, India. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Caelatoglanis Ng & Kottelat, 2005 - erethistid catfishes [=Caelatoglanis Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2005:14] Notes: [ref. 28207]. Caelatoglanis zonatus Ng & Kottelat, 2005. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Caelatoglanis Ng & Kottelat, 2005 -- (Thomson & Page 2006:10 [ref. 28859], Ferraris 2007:383 [ref. 29155], Kottelat 2013:221 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Caelatoglanis Ng & Kottelat, 2005. Erethistidae. Species Caelatoglanis zonatus Ng & Kottelat, 2005 - Ataran caelatoglanis (author) [=Caelatoglanis zonatus Ng [H. H.] & Kottelat [M.], 2005:14, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 28207] Stream "Chon Son" between Kyondaw and Phadaw, about 20 kilometers northwest of Payathouzu (at border with Thailand), 15°25'N, 98°15'E, Kayin State, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Caelatoglanis zonatus Ng & Kottelat, 2005. Erethistidae. Distribution: Ataran River drainage, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Erethistes Müller & Troschel, 1849 - erethistid catfishes, South Asian river catfishes [=Erethistes (subgenus of Bagrus) Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1849:12] Notes: [ref. 3073]. Masc. Erethistes pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1849. Type by monotypy. Fishes placed in the Erethistidae are most recently treated as a well-defined group nested in the Sisoridae, but the Sisoridae is not itself well defined; to keep the genera and species together for now, we retain them in the family Erethistidae. •Valid as Erethistes Müller & Troschel, 1849 -- (Jayaram 1981:243 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1983 [ref. 5289], Burgess 1989:132 [ref. 12860], Kottelat 1989:15 [ref. 13605], Rahman 1989:224 [ref. 24860], de Pinna 1996:65 [ref. 24146], Ataur Rahman 2003:247 [ref. 31338], Jayaram 2006:280 [ref. 28762], Thomson & Page 2006:13 [ref. 28859], Ng & Kottelat 2007:471 [ref. 29351], Ferraris 2007:384 [ref. 29155], Ng 2010:271 [ref. 31110], Kottelat 2013:222 [ref, 32989]). Current status: Valid as Erethistes Müller & Troschel, 1849. Erethistidae. Species Erethistes pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1849 - Indian erethistid catfish (author) [=Erethistes pusillus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.], 1849:12, Pl. 1 (fig. 2)] Notes: [Horae Ichthyologicae No. 3; ref. 3073] Assam, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistes pusillus Müller & Troschel, 1849. Erethistidae. Distribution: Nepal, India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater. GENUS Erethistoides Hora, 1950 - erethistid catfishes, Sout Asian river catfishes [=Erethistoides Hora [S. L.], 1950:190] Notes: [ref. 2214]. Masc. Erethistoides montana Hora, 1950. Type by original designation. See Das 2003:381 [ref. 27706]. •Possibly a synonym of Erethistes Müller & Troschel, 1849 [?1845] -- (Kottelat 1983:73 [ref. 5289]). •Valid as Erethistoides Hora, 1950 -- (Jayaram 1981:243 [ref. 6497], Burgess 1989:132 [ref. 12860], de Pinna 1996:65 [ref. 24146], Ng & Kottelat 2005:14 [ref. 28207], Ng & Edds 2005:240 [ref. 27993], Ng 2005:1 [ref. 28402], Ferraris & Britz 2005:379 [ref. 28523], Jayaram 2006:283 [ref. 28762], Thomson & Page 2006:17 [ref. 28859], Ng 2006:281 [ref. 28849], Ferraris 2007:384 [ref. 29155], Tamang et al. 2008:185 [ref. 29879], Ng et al. 2012:56 [ref. 31856] in Sisoridae, Kottelat 2013:222 [ref, 32989]). Current status: Valid as Erethistoides Hora, 1950. Erethistidae. Species Erethistoides ascita Ng & Edds, 2005 - Mechi erethistoides (author) [=Erethistoides ascita Ng [H. H.] & Edds [D. R.], 2005:240, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 27993] Mechi River at Bhadrapur, 26°32'17.9"N, 88°06'06.1"E, Bhadrapur, Jhapa, Nepal. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides ascita Ng & Edds, 2005. Erethistidae. Distribution: Ganges River drainage, southeastern Nepal. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides cavatura Ng & Edds, 2005 - Narayani erethistoides (author) [=Erethistoides cavatura Ng [H. H.] & Edds [D. R.], 2005:243, Figs. 2b, 3b, 5] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 16 (no. 3); ref. 28333] Dhungre River at Sauraha, Chitawan, Nepal. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides cavatura Ng & Edds, 2005. Erethistidae. Distribution: Narayani River basin, Ganges drainage, Nepal (possibly India). Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides infuscatus Ng, 2006 - Umsing river catfish (author) [=Erethistoides infuscatus Ng [H. H.], 2006:282, Figs. 1, 2b, 3a] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 17 (no. 3); ref. 28849] East Khasi Hills, Umsing River, Meghalaya, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides infuscatus Ng, 2006. Erethistidae. Distribution: Brahmaputra and Meghna River drainages, India and Bangladesh. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides longispinis Ng et al., 2012 - Irrawaddy river catfish (author) [=Erethistoides longispinis Ng [H. H.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Neely [D. A.], 2012:56, Fig. 1] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3254; ref. 31856] Chindwin River, ca. 7.6 km southeast of Pakangyi, 21°29'54.4"N, 95°15'58.7"E, Magway Division, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides longispinis Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012. Erethistidae. Distribution: Irrawady River basin, central Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides luteolus Ng et al., 2012 - Sittang erethistoides (author) [=Erethistoides luteolus Ng [H. H.], Ferraris [C. J., Jr.] & Neely [D. A.], 2012:60, Fig. 3] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 3254; ref. 31856] Sittang River drainage, Newin River at bridge, 438 km from Yangon on road to Mandalay, 20°04'46.9"N, 96°15'17.9"E, Mandalay Division, Myanmar. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides luteolus Ng, Ferraris & Neely, 2012. Erethistidae. Distribution: Newwin River, Sittang River drainage, Myanmar. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides montana Hora, 1950 - Tangla erethistoides (author) [=Erethistoides montana Hora [S. L.], 1950:191, Pl. 1 (figs. 10-12)] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 47 (pt 2); ref. 2214] Streamlets near Tangla, Darrang District, Assam, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides montana Hora, 1950. Erethistidae. Distribution: Brahmaputra and Meghna River drainages, Nepal and northeastern India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides pipri Hora, 1950 - Rihand river catfish (author) [=Erethistoides montana pipri Hora [S. L.], 1950:193, Pl. 1 (figs. 7-9)] Notes: [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 47 (pt 2); ref. 2214] Rihand River at Pipri, Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides pipri Hora, 1950. Erethistidae. Distribution: Rihand River, Son River drainage, Ganges River drainage, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides senkhiensis Tamang et al., 2008 - Arunchal erethistoides (author) [=Erethistoides senkhiensis Tamang [L.], Chaudhry [S.] & Choudhury [D.], 2008:186] Notes: [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 19 (no. 2); ref. 29879] Senkhi stream, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides senkhiensis Tamang, Chaudhry & Choudhury, 2008. Erethistidae. Distribution: Arunachal Pradesh, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides sicula Ng, 2005 - Mansai river catfish (author) [=Erethistoides sicula Ng [H. H.], 2005:2, Fig. 1, 2a, 4a,] Notes: [Zootaxa No. 1021; ref. 28402] Schutunga River, tributary of Mansai River, at Ansole, 26°22'24"N, 89°11'17"E, West Bengal, India. Current status: Valid as Erethistoides sicula Ng, 2005. Erethistidae. Distribution: Mansai River drainage, Brahmaputra River basin, India. Habitat: freshwater. Species Erethistoides vesculus Ng et al., 2012 - Ann Chaung river catfish (author) [=Erethistoides vesculus Ng [H. H.], Ferraris