Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Siluridae
Genus: Hemisilurus
Species: H. heterorhynchus – H. mekongensis – H. moolenburghi
Name
Hemisilurus Bleeker, 1857
References
Hemisilurus in the World Register of Marine Species
Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.
Species
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
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)
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