Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.
| Hemisilurus | |
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| Hemisilurus mekongensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Hemisilurus Bleeker, 1857[1] |
| Type species | |
| Wallago heterorhynchus Bleeker, 1851
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| Species | |
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Species edit
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
- Hemisilurus mekongensis Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989
- Hemisilurus moolenburghi Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two barbels.[3] Hemisilurus mekongensis, known as Pa nang daeng in the Laotian language (Thai: ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the Mekong basin.[4]
References edit
- ^ Bleeker P. 1858. De visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Beschreven en toegelicht. Siluri. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. v. 4. i-xii + 1-370
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hemisilurus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Zoologische Mededelingen, 83 (January 2009) - P. Bleeker: A precursor of the fishes of the Indian Archipelago. Part 1 – Siluri
- ^ Hemisilurus mekongensis (Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hemisilurus.
- Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
- Hemisilurus moolenburghi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1913)
- A New Species of Hemisilurus (Siluriformes, Siluridae) from the Mekong River
- Mekong Fisheries of Thailand
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