''Hemisilurus'' is a
genus
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of
sheatfishes native to
Southeast Asia
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Hemisilurus heterorhynchus''
( Bleeker, 1854)
* ''
Hemisilurus mekongensis''
Bornbusch & Lundberg
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*Agneta Lundberg (born 1947), Swedish Social Democratic politician
*Alfred Lundberg (1852–1935 ...
, 1989
* ''
Hemisilurus moolenburghi''
Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two
barbel Barbel may refer to:
*Barbel (anatomy), a whisker-like organ near the mouth found in some fish (notably catfish, loaches and cyprinids) and turtles
*Barbel (fish), a common name for certain species of fish
**''Barbus barbus'', a species of cyprinid ...
s.
''Hemisilurus mekongensis'', known as ''Pa nang daeng'' in the
Laotian language
Lao, sometimes referred to as Laotian (, 'Lao' or , 'Lao language'), is a Kra–Dai language of the Lao people. It is spoken in Laos, where it is the official language for around 7 million people, as well as in northeast Thailand, where i ...
( th, ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the
Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annual ...
basin.
Hemisilurus mekongensis (Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989)
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References
External links
A New Species of Hemisilurus (Siluriformes, Siluridae) from the Mekong RiverMekong Fisheries of Thailand
Siluridae
Fish of Southeast Asia
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
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