Oreoglanis macroptera
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| Oreoglanis macroptera | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Oreoglanis |
| Species: | O. macroptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreoglanis macroptera Vinciguerra, 1890
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Oreoglanis macroptera is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae, found in Myanmar and China.[1][2]
Size
[edit | edit source]This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The fish's name means "macro-", from makrós (Gr. μακρός), "long" or "large"; ptera, from pterón (Gr. πτερόν) or ptéryx (πτέρυξ), fin, referring to its large pectoral fins, which extend far beyond the belly and the dorsal-fin base.[3]
References
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- ^ Ng, H.H. and W.J. Rainboth, 2001. A review of the sisorid catfish genus Oreoglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with descriptions of four new species. Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (732):1-34.
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