Oreoglanis brevicula

Oreoglanis brevicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Sisoridae
Genus:	Oreoglanis
Species:	O. brevicula
Binomial name
	Oreoglanis brevicula; H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2024

Oreoglanis brevicula is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in the Mekong basin in Laos.

Size

This species reaches a length of 13.8 cm (5.4 in).

Etymology

The fish's name derives from the Latin for "somewhat short", referring to its relatively short pectoral fin and the caudal peduncle, compared with many other congeners.

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis brevicula". FishBase. February 2015 version.
↑ Ng, Heok Hee & Kottelat, Maurice. (2024). Oreoglanis brevicula, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Laos (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Research. 10.1007/s10228-024-00995-9.
↑ 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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[one-1] 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis brevicula". FishBase. February 2015 version.

[2] Ng, Heok Hee & Kottelat, Maurice. (2024). Oreoglanis brevicula, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Laos (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae). Ichthyological Research. 10.1007/s10228-024-00995-9.

[ETYFish-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.