Oreoglanis hypsiura
| Oreoglanis hypsiura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Oreoglanis |
| Species: | O. hypsiura
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreoglanis hypsiura | |
Oreoglanis hypsiura is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in Mekong basin in Laos.[1][2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 13.8 cm (5.4 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fishes name means = high-tailed, from hypsēlós (Gr. ὑψηλός), high, and ourá (Gr. οὐρά), tail, referring to relatively deeper caudal peduncle compared to Oreoglanis delacouri.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis hypsiura". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2001. A review of the sisorid catfish genus Oreoglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with descriptions of four new species. Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (732):1-34.
- ^ 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.
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