Encheloclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes endemic to Southeast Asia.[1]
| Encheloclarias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Clariidae |
| Genus: | Encheloclarias Herre & G. S. Myers, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Heterobranchus tapeinopterus Bleeker, 1852
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Species edit
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Encheloclarias baculum P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias curtisoma P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias kelioides P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias medialis H. H. Ng, 2012[3]
- Encheloclarias prolatus P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias tapeinopterus (Bleeker, 1852)
- Encheloclarias velatus H. H. Ng & H. H. Tan, 2000
Encheloclarias are often found deep within the substratum of peat swamps.[1]
This genus differs from Heterobranchus and Dinotopterus in lacking extensions of the neural spine supporting the adipose fin.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Ng, H. H.; Tan, H. H. (2000). "A new species of Encheloclarias from Sumatra". Journal of Fish Biology. 57: 536–539. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02193.x.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Encheloclarias in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Ng, H.H. (2012): Encheloclarias medialis, a new catfish from southern Borneo (Teleostei: Clariidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (2): 111-116.
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