''Parachiloglanis'' is a
genus
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of
catfish
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of the
family
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Sisoridae.
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
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Parachiloglanis benjii''
Thoni & Gurung, 2018
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Parachiloglanis bhutanensis
''Parachiloglanis bhutanensis'', also known as the Khaling torrent catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae first described in 2014. Prior to its discovery, the genus Parachiloglanis was considered monotypic.
Classification
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Thoni & Gurung, 2014 (Khaling torrent catfish)
[Thoni, R.J. & Gurung, D.B. (2014): ''Parachiloglanis bhutanensis'', a new species of torrent catfish (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from Bhutan. ''Zootaxa, 3869 (3): 306–312.'']
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Parachiloglanis dangmechhuensis''
Thoni & Gurung, 2018
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Parachiloglanis drukyulensis''
Thoni & Gurung, 2018
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Parachiloglanis hodgarti
''Parachiloglanis hodgarti'', the torrent catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Sisoridae.
Distribution
''P. hodgarti'' inhabits the Ganges and Brahmaputra drainages in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and China. It has also been listed from A ...
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( Hora, 1923)
References
Sisoridae
Freshwater fish genera
Catfish of Asia
Catfish genera
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