Pseudobagrus
Pseudobagrus is a genus of bagrid catfishes that inhabit streams and rivers throughout East Asia. About half of these species occur in China.
The two Coreobagrus species, C. brevicorpus and C. ichikiwai, are both treated in some recent literature as valid in Pseudobagrus. It has been noted that Pelteobagrus may not be monophyletic if species placed in Pseudobagrus and Coreobagrus were excluded. The taxonomy of this genus is unclear and many authorities treat it as a junior synonym of Tachysurus.
Pseudobagrus species are small- to mid-sized bagrid catfishes. These fish all have an inferior mouth; narial openings widely separated; four pairs of barbels; top of head covered by skin in most species; two dorsal fin spines; pelvic fin small; and caudal fin emarginate, truncate or round.
One fossil species, †Pseudobagrus ikiensis Watanabe & Uyeno, 1999 is known from the Middle Miocene of Japan.
Species
There are currently 32 recognized species in this genus:Pseudobagrus adiposalis Ōshima, 1919Pseudobagrus albomarginatus Pseudobagrus analis Pseudobagrus aurantiacus Pseudobagrus brachyrhabdion J. L. Cheng, Ishihara & E. Zhang, 2008Pseudobagrus brevianalis Regan, 1908Pseudobagrus brevicaudatus Pseudobagrus crassilabris Pseudobagrus eupogoides H. W. Wu, 1930Pseudobagrus fui C. P. Miao, 1934Pseudobagrus gracilis Jie Li, X. L. Chen & B. P. L. Chan, 2005Pseudobagrus hwanghoensis Pseudobagrus kaifenensis Pseudobagrus koreanus Uchida, 1990Pseudobagrus kyphus Đ. Y. Mai, 1978Pseudobagrus medianalis Pseudobagrus microps Pseudobagrus nubilosus H. H. Ng & Freyhof, 2007Pseudobagrus omeihensis Pseudobagrus ondon T. H. Shaw, 1930Pseudobagrus pratti Pseudobagrus rendahli Pseudobagrus sinyanensis Pseudobagrus taeniatus Pseudobagrus taiwanensis Ōshima, 1919Pseudobagrus tenuifurcatus Pseudobagrus tenuis Pseudobagrus tokiensis Döderlein, 1887Pseudobagrus trilineatus Pseudobagrus truncatus Pseudobagrus vachelliPseudobagrus wangi C. P. Miao, 1934