Phalacronotus
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| Phalacronotus | |
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| Metallic sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Phalacronotus Bleeker, 1857[1] |
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Phalacronotus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia
The Metallic sheatfish (Thai: ปลาเนื้ออ่อน; Pla nua on) is one of the most highly valued fish species in Thai cuisine.[2]
Species
There are currently XX recognized species in this genus: [3]
- Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) (Metallic sheatfish)
- Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864)
- Phalacronotus micronemus (Bleeker, 1846)
- Phalacronotus parvanalis (Inger & P. K. Chin, 1959)
References
- ↑ Phalacronotus Acta Soc. Sci. Ind.-Ned., 4, 302.
- ↑ 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Phalacronotus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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- Pla Nua On
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