:Horabagrus

The genus Horabagrus is usually classified under the family Bagridae, but there are disagreements. The genus name is after the Indian zoologist Sunder Lal Hora. Though listed under Bagridae, Horabagrus is not listed under either of the two Bagrid subfamilies by the All Catfish Species Inventory.{{cite web| url = http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/taxa/Genera_by_Family/Genera_Bagridae.html | title = Bagridae genera | publisher = All Catfish Species Inventory }} In Nelson (2006), the genus is provisionally placed in the family Schilbeidae, where it is sometimes recognized as its own subfamily. In de Pinna (1998), this genus is classified as sister to the catfishes Pangasiidae and above, which would require a separate family.{{cite book|title=Fishes of the World|last=Nelson|first=J.S.|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc|year=2006|isbn=0-471-25031-7}} This genus has also been classified in its own family Horabagridae.{{cite journal|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |year=2006|volume=41|issue=3|pages=636–662|title=A phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using rag1 and rag2 nuclear gene sequences |author=Sullivan, J.P. |author2=Lundberg, J.G. |author3=Hardman, M. |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.044|pmid=16876440|bibcode=2006MolPE..41..636S }} In a 2007 paper, Horabagrus was not classified under any current catfish families.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=C.J.Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1}} In 2016, Wang et al. placed this genus in the family Horabagridae.{{cite journal|last1=Hofreiter|first1=Michael |last2=Wang|first2=Jing |last3=Lu|first3=Bin |last4=Zan|first4=Ruiguang |last5=Chai|first5=Jing |last6=Ma|first6=Wei |last7=Jin|first7=Wei |last8=Duan|first8=Rongyao |last9=Luo|first9=Jing |last10=Murphy|first10=Robert W. |last11=Xiao|first11=Heng |last12=Chen|first12=Ziming |year=2016 |title=Phylogenetic relationships of five Asian schilbid genera including Clupisoma (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae) |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=e0145675 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0145675 |pmid=26751688 |pmc=4713424|bibcode=2016PLoSO..1145675W |doi-access=free }}

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:{{cite web|url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp |title=Catalog of Fishes |editor=Eschmeyer, W. N. |editor2=R. Fricke |editor3=R. van der Laan |date=2 May 2016 |publisher=California Academy of Sciences |access-date=7 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503081145/http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp |archive-date=3 May 2015 }}

• Horabagrus brachysoma (Günther, 1864) (Günther's catfish)
• Horabagrus nigricollaris Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994

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A third species, Horabagrus melanosoma, was described in 2013,Plamoottil, and Abraham (2013). Horabagrus melanosoma, a new fish species (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes) from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 1(4): 280-288. but later authorities considered it inseparable from H. brachysoma and therefore a junior synonym.Ali, Katwate, Philip, Dhaneesh, Bijukumar, Raghavan, and Dahanukar (2014). Horabagrus melanosoma: a junior synonym of Horabagrus brachysoma (Teleostei: Horabagridae). ZooTaxa 3881 (4).

File:Juvenile Horabagrus Catfish.jpg

H. brachysoma is a common fish in the aquarium trade. H. nigricollaris is more seldom seen because it is not commercially farmed like H. brachysoma .{{cite web|url=http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm.php?article_id=107|title=PlanetCatfish: Catfish of the Month: September 2001}} Nevertheless, the care for these two species is similar. These fish are adaptable and are not picky about water conditions; also, they are hardy and easy to feed. However, these fish are light-shy and require plants or decorations to hide underneath for darkness; these fish are relatively secretive during the day.{{cite web|url=http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=159|title=PlanetCatfish: Cat-eLog: Horabagrus brachysoma|access-date=2007-05-18|archive-date=2012-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013121501/http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=159|url-status=dead}}

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Category:Horabagridae

Category:Bagridae

Category:Fish of Southeast Asia

Category:Endemic fauna of India

Category:Catfish genera

Category:Freshwater fish genera

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