Hemisilurus
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Hemisilurus mekongensis | |
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Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
- Hemisilurus mekongensis Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989
- Hemisilurus moolenburghi Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two barbels.[3] Hemisilurus mekongensis, known as Pa nang daeng in the Laotian language (Thai: ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the Mekong basin.[4]
References
- ^ Bleeker P. 1858. De visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Beschreven en toegelicht. Siluri. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. v. 4. i-xii + 1-370
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hemisilurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Zoologische Mededelingen, 83 (January 2009) - P. Bleeker: A precursor of the fishes of the Indian Archipelago. Part 1 – Siluri
- ^ Hemisilurus mekongensis (Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989)
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