Oreoglanis nakasathiani

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Oreoglanis nakasathiani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Oreoglanis
Species:
O. nakasathiani
Binomial name
Oreoglanis nakasathiani

Oreoglanis nakasathiani is a species of fish in the family Sisoridae found in the upper reaches of the Ping River drainage, itself a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in northern Thailand which was described by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009. [1]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 11.93 cm (4.70 in). [1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the late Seub Nakhasathien, a wildlife biologist who devoted his life to the research and the awareness leading to the conservation and management of the Western Forest Complex in Thailand. [2]

References

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


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