Oreoglanis
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Oreoglanis is a genus of catfish of the family Sisoridae (the sucker catfish). These are small (standard length less than 120 mm), flattened catfish which live in fast-flowing streams in China, mainland Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The flattened shape of these fish and the large pectoral and pelvic fins provide essential adhesion in the fast-flowing waters they live in.
The taxonomy of this group is currently under discussion and changes seem inevitable as the group is suspected to be non-monophyletic.
[edit] Species
- Oreoglanis delacouri
- Oreoglanis frenatus
- Oreoglanis hypsiurus
- Oreoglanis immaculatus
- Oreoglanis infulatus
- Oreoglanis insignis
- Oreoglanis jingdongensis
- Oreoglanis lepturus
- Oreoglanis macronemus
- Oreoglanis macropterus
- Oreoglanis setiger
- Oreoglanis siamensis
[edit] Reference
- Ng, H. H. 2004. Oreoglanis macronemus, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from northern Laos. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 52: 209-213.
- Two new Oreoglanis named. Practical Fishkeeping magazine.
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