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Oreoglanis brevicula

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Oreoglanis brevicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Oreoglanis
Species:
O. brevicula
Binomial name
Oreoglanis brevicula

Oreoglanis brevicula is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in Mekong basin in Laos.[1][2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 13.8 cm (5.4 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fishes name means = Latin for somewhat short, referring to its relatively short pectoral fin and the caudal peduncle compared with many other congeners.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis brevicula". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Ng, Heok Hee & Kottelat, Maurice. (2024). Oreoglanis brevicula, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Laos (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Research. 10.1007/s10228-024-00995-9.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family SISORIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Hillstream Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 January 2025.