Oreoglanis brevicula, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Laos (Actinopterygii: Sisoridae) New Oreoglanis from Laos

Oreoglanis brevicula , a new species of sisorid catfish, is described from a single specimen collected in northern Laos. It belongs to the Oreoglanis delacouri group in lacking a distinct median notch on the posterior margin of the lower lip and can be distinguished from congeners by the following c...

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Published inIchthyological research Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 358 - 364
Main Authors Ng, Heok Hee, Kottelat, Maurice
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Japan 01.07.2025
Subjects
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Life Sciences
Zoology
Taxonomy
Indochina
Sisoroidea
Freshwater fish
Mekong River
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Summary:Oreoglanis brevicula , a new species of sisorid catfish, is described from a single specimen collected in northern Laos. It belongs to the Oreoglanis delacouri group in lacking a distinct median notch on the posterior margin of the lower lip and can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: nasal barbel length 31% of head length, pectoral fin not reaching pelvic-fin origin, body depth at anus 10% of standard length (SL), adipose fin with base 36% SL and posteriorly separate from dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays, caudal peduncle length 19% SL, caudal peduncle depth 4% SL (= 4.3 times in peduncle length), lunate caudal fin, and 42 vertebrae.
ISSN:1341-8998
1616-3915
DOI:10.1007/s10228-024-00995-9