Laides
| Laides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Laides Jordan, 1919 |
| Type species | |
| Pangasius hexanema Bleeker, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Laïs Bleeker, 1857 | |
Laides is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]
L. hexanema is distributed in Thailand to Indonesia, in large rivers, including the Mekong. L. longibarbis originates from the Mekong, Mehklong, and Chao Phraya River basins.[2]
L. hexanema grows to 16.5 cm (6.5 in) TL; it is found in large rivers and feeds on small fishes.[3] L. longibarbis grows to 14.2 cm (5.6 in) SL; it inhabits large rivers with turbid and slow or standing waters and feeds on fishes and zooplankton [4] Both species are oviparous and do not guard their eggs.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Laides in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Laides hexanema" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Laides longibarbis" in FishBase. Sep 2008 version.