Pachypterus
| Pachypterus | |
|---|---|
| Pachypterus acutirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Horabagridae |
| Genus: | Pachypterus Swainson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus atherinoides Bloch, 1794
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| Synonyms | |
|
Neotropius Kulkarni, 1952 | |
Pachypterus is a genus of catfishes formerly placed in the families Schilbeidae and Bagridae but recent work has suggested it be placed in the newer family Horabagridae, the genus is native to South Asia.