I'd read this as this position was unclear? In other words, the description may have been published in a non-electronic format and then you'd need to check that that didn't have the registration details in it. The issue arose in writing the discussion for the description of a new Thai Glyptothorax ...

Thanks Balaji, I will fix it once I have that list. What's the procedure here for these names, can the papers be deposited in ZooBank at a later date then it all gets sorted or are they sunk forever? For descriptions that are published only in digital form, the nomenclatural act must be registered ...

Tricky bastards to work with.

@Silurus, would it be prudent to remove these from the Catelog? I can add, but I cannot subtract. Only Jools can do that. Aqua is not the only offending journal.The original description of Glyptothorax chavomensis was published in an electronic-only journal (apparently...we are still trying to get ...

and albino

Costa, WJEM, CRM Feltrin & AM Katz, 2023. Field studies in small streams of the Atlantic Forest of southern subtropical Brazil reveal two new interstitial microcambevine catfishes of the genus Listrura (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), Journal of Natural History 57:475–489. Abstract A great div...

Do you have a photo of the caudal fin? Based on availability alone, I'd say it's more likely to be .

Kundu, S, PS De Alwis, JD Binarao, S-R Lee, AR Kim, FZ Gietbong, M Yi & H-W Kim, 2023. Mitochondrial DNA corroborates the genetic variability of Clarias catfishes (Siluriformes, Clariidae) from Cameroon. Life 13: 1068. Abstract The airbreathing walking catfish (Clariidae: Clarias ) comprises 32...

It's not only the species names that are nomina nuda. The new genus name remains a nomen nudum until published in a Code-compliant way.

Anything named in a dissertation is not an available name, according to the Code. I think it’s poor form for Planet to be propagating nomina nuda.

Cat-eLog didn't like me adding the new species, though. Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function get_genus() in /home/webcat/planetcatfish.com/admin/classes/add_new_species.php:68 Stack trace: #0 /home/webcat/planetcatfish.com/admin/index.php(173): add_new_species->submit(Object(phpbb...

Ng, HH & M Kottelat, 2023. Glyptothorax irroratus , a new species of rheophilic catfish from the Mekong River drainage (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Sisoridae. Journal of Natural History 57: 358–371. Abstract Glyptothorax irroratus , a new species of sisorid catfish from the Mekong River draina...

I was interviewed for the story reporting this paper (when I wasn't even involved in it) at https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tra ... iridescent. Guess they didn't want to interview the physicist authors because biologists know how to keep it real.

Day JJ, EM Steell, TR Vigliotta, LA Withey, R Bills, JP Friel, MJ Genner & MLJ Stiassny, 2023.Exceptional levels of species discovery ameliorate inferences of the biogeography and diversification of an Afrotropical catfish family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.1...

Fan, X-J, X-Z Zheng, T An, X-H Li, N Leung, B Zhu, T Sui, N Shi, T-X Fan & Q-B Zhao, 2023. Light diffraction by sarcomeres produces iridescence in transmission in the transparent ghost catfish. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120: e2219300120. Abs...

Transferred images from to , made the former a synonym of the latter. Entry for needs to be removed.

Tan, HH, RS Sukri, R Kahar & R Dommain, 2023. First record of Encheloclarias (Teleostei: Clariidae) from Brunei Darussalam with notes on the taxonomic status of E. baculum Ng & Lim, 1993, and E. prolatus Ng & Lim, 1993. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71: 237–247. Abstract The rare clar...

…on top of using outdated taxonomy.

Tan, ZW, EXP Toh, Y-X Cai, HH Tan & DCJ Yeo, 2023. Discovery of Encheloclarias (Teleostei: Clariidae) from Singapore, with notes on morphology and distribution. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71: 196–206. Abstract We report the discovery of several specimens of the genus Encheloclarias Herre &...

Silva, GSC, L Reia, CK Morimoto, RC Benine & C Oliveira, 2023. Integrative taxonomy of Imparfinis (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from the Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 5249: 357–377. Abstract The Neotropical family Heptapteridae comprises 228 valid ...

Costa WJEM, JLO Mattos, PF Amorim, BO Mesquita & AM Katz, 2023. Chromatic polymorphism in Trichomycterus albinotatus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), a mountain catfish from south-eastern Brazil and the role of colouration characters in trichomycterine taxonomy. Zoosystematics and Evolution 99...

Duong, T-Y, NT Nguyen, DD Tran, TH Le & SAM Nor, 2023. Multiple genetic lineages of anadromous migratory Mekong catfish Pangasius krempfi revealed by mtDNA control region and cytochrome b. Ecology and Evolution 13: e9845. Abstract Population genetic structure of migratory fishes can reflect eco...

With all the brouhaha about ChatGPT, I thought I'd try asking it some catfish questions. The results were less than ideal.

De Alwis PS, S Kundu, FZ Gietbong, MHF Amin, S-R Lee, H-W Kim & AR Kim, 2023. Mitochondriomics of Clarias fishes (Siluriformes: Clariidae) with a new assembly of Clarias camerunensis : insights into the genetic characterization and diversification. Life 13:482. Abstract The mitogenome of an end...

Rueda, EC, CB Machado, V Castro, A Braga-Silva, G Ojeda, F. Vargas, G Loretan, PD Freitas, PM Galetti Jr & G Ortí, 2023. Genetic population structure of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) and evidence of temporal variation in structure. Journal of Fish Biology doi: 10.1111/...

Costa, WJEM, CRM Feltrin, JLO Mattos, RH Dalcin, V Abilhoa & AM Katz, 2023. Morpho-molecular discordance? Re-approaching systematics of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Guaratuba-Babitonga-Itapocu area, southern Brazil. Fishes 8:63. Abstract A recent field inventory focusing on...

Raghavan R, RL Sundar, CP Arjun, R Britz & N Dahanukar, 2023, Evolution in the dark: unexpected genetic diversity and morphological stasis in the blind, aquifer-dwelling catfish Horaglanis . Vertebrate Zoology 73: 57-74. Abstract The lateritic aquifers of the southern Indian state of Kerala har...

Not directly relevant to catfishes, but still an interesting read: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/ ... sos.201617

. They do best in blackwater setups.