Leiocassis is a genus of bagrid catfishes found mostly in Southeast Asia with some species occurring in China.
| Leiocassis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Leiocassis Bleeker, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Bagrus micropogon Bleeker, 1852 | |
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This genus has a confused taxonomy and there is uncertainty surrounding the number of valid species.[2] Certain East Asian bagrids formerly placed in this genus have been moved to Pseudobagrus.[2] In 2006, Heok Hee Ng considered the genus Leiocassis to be restricted to Sundaic Southeast Asia and Borneo and only a handful of species as valid (L. aculeatus, L. collinus, L. hosii, L. micropogon, L. poecilopterus, and L. tenebricus).[2]
The members of Leiocassis have an elongate narrow head and a prominently protruding snout.[2]
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Leiocassis aculeatus H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2005[4]
- Leiocassis bekantan H. H. Ng & H. H. Tan, 2018[5]
- Leiocassis brevirostris V. H. Nguyễn, 2005
- Leiocassis collinus H. H. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 2006[2]
- Leiocassis crassirostris Regan, 1913
- Leiocassis doriae Regan, 1913
- Leiocassis hosii Regan, 1906[2]
- Leiocassis longibarbus G. H. Cui, 1990
- Leiocassis micropogon (Bleeker, 1852)
- Leiocassis nitidus (Sauvage & Dabryi, 1874)
- Leiocassis poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Leiocassis saravacensis Boulenger, 1894
- Leiocassis tenebricus H. H. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 2006[2]
- Leiocassis yeni V. H. Nguyễn & H. D. Nguyễn, 2005