Oreoglanis omkoiense

Oreoglanis omkoiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Oreoglanis
Species:
O. omkoiense
Binomial name
Oreoglanis omkoiense

Oreoglanis omkoiense is a fish that is in the genus Oreoglanis which can be found in the rivers of Thailand.[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in).[2]

Etymology

The fishes name means –ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Omkoi Subdistrict, Omkoi District, Chiangmai Province, Thailand, where type locality (a highland stream) is situated.[3]

References

  1. ^ Suvarnaraksha, Apinun (2020). "Oreoglanis omkoiense: a new torrent catfish from northern Thailand (Pisces: Siluriformes, Sisoridae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68 (452): 779–790. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0089. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis omkoiense". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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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