Oreoglanis frenata

Oreoglanis frenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Oreoglanis
Species:
O. frenata
Binomial name
Oreoglanis frenata

Oreoglanis frenata is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae, found in Laos.

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.3 cm (3.7 in).

Etymology

The fish's name is Latin for "bridled" or "restrained", referring to the confluent adipose and caudal fins.

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis frenata". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ↑ 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.
  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.