Oreoglanis lepturus
Appearance
Oreoglanis lepturus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Sisoridae |
Genus: | Oreoglanis |
Species: | O. lepturus
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Binomial name | |
Oreoglanis lepturus |
Oreoglanis lepturus is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in Laos.[1][2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 9.1 cm (3.6 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fishes name = leptós (Gr. λεπτός), fine or thin; urus, from ourá (Gr. οὐρά), tail, referring to relatively long and slender caudal peduncle.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis lepturus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Rainboth, Walter J. (2001). "A review of the sisorid catfish genus Oreoglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with descriptions of four new species". Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (732): 1–34. hdl:2027.42/57168.
- ^ 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.