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Oreoglanis laciniosa

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

Oreoglanis laciniosa is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in the Mae Sa Nga drainage, a tributary of the Salween River in western Thailand which was discovered by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009.[1] [2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fishes name is Latin for indented or jagged, referring to lobulate posterior margin of lower lip.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis laciniosa". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Vidthayanon, C., P. Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng, 2009. Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):127-156.
  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.