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Oreoglanis sudarai

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Oreoglanis sudarai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Sisoridae
Genus: Oreoglanis
Species: O. sudarai
Binomial name
Oreoglanis sudarai
Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009

Oreoglanis sudarai is a species of catfish 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 discovered by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009.

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Surapol Sudara (1939–2003), a Thai marine biologist, who was prominent in raising awareness of the conservation of aquatic environments in Thailand.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreoglanis sudarai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. Vidthayanon, C., P. Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng, 2009. Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):127-156.
  3. 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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