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Cranoglanis Peters 1881 crano-, from krános (Gr. κράνος), helmet, referring to rough bony plate on top of head; glánis (Gr. γλάνις), ancient name for a silurid catfish (probably Silurus aristotelis) dating to Aristotle, often used as a general term for catfish

Cranoglanis bouderius (Richardson 1846) Latinization of boidárion (βοιδάριον) or boídion (βοίδιον), both diminutives of boū́s (βοῦς), bull, ox or buffalo, referring to Chinese vernaculars New yu (“buffalo fish”) and Nou yu (“cow fish”) as reported by John Reeves, who commissioned Chinese artists to paint or illustrate fishes while working as a tea inspector in China (1812–1831)

Cranoglanis caolangensis Nguyen 2006 –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: combination of Cao Bang and Lang Son, two towns in Vietnam, where it was collected in 1999 and 2001, respectively [species inquirenda, provisionally included here]

Cranoglanis henrici (Vaillant 1893) in honor of Prince Henri d’Orléans (1867–1901), British-born French aristocrat and explorer, who helped collect holotype

Cranoglanis multiradiata (Koller 1926) multi– (L.), many; radiata (L.), rayed, referring to its long, “multi-radial (actinomorphic)” anal fin (translation)

Cranoglanis songhongensis Nguyen 2006 –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Song Hong (Red River), Hanoi, Vietnam, type locality [species inquirenda, provisionally included here]