Oreoglanis insignis
| Oreoglanis insignis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Genus: | Oreoglanis |
| Species: | O. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreoglanis insignis | |
Oreoglanis insignis is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae, found in the upper Irrawaddy and Salween river drainages in northern Myanmar and southwestern China.[1][2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 8.4 cm (3.3 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish's name is Latin for "distinguished by marks", referring to the numerous pale-colored patches on its body.[3]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis insignis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Ng, Heok Hee; Rainboth, Walter J. (2001). "A review of the sisorid catfish genus Oreoglanis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) with descriptions of four new species". Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (732): 1–34. hdl:2027.42/57168.
- ↑ 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.