Phalacronotus
| 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
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) (Metallic sheatfish)
- Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864) (Bleeker's sheatfish)
- Phalacronotus micronemus (Bleeker, 1846)
- Phalacronotus parvanalis (Inger & Chin, 1959)
As food
Sheatfishes are some of the catfish species known in Thailand as Pla nuea on (Thai: ปลาเนื้ออ่อน), some of the most highly valued fish kinds in Thai cuisine.[3]
 Phalacronotus bleekeri at the market in Chiang Rai, Thailand |
See also
References
- ↑ Phalacronotus Acta Soc. Sci. Ind.-Ned., 4, 302.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Phalacronotus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles
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