Oreoglanis laciniosa
Appearance
Oreoglanis laciniosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Sisoridae |
Genus: | Oreoglanis |
Species: | O. laciniosa
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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
[edit]This species reaches a length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fishes name is Latin for indented or jagged, referring to lobulate posterior margin of lower lip.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis laciniosa". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.