Oreoglanis macroptera
| Oreoglanis macroptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Oreoglanis |
| Species: | O. macroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreoglanis macroptera Vinciguerra, 1890 | |
Oreoglanis macroptera is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae, found in Myanmar and China.[1][2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis macroptera". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family SISORIDAE Bleeker 1858 (Hillstream Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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