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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Oreoglanis: Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Kong, Chen & Yang.
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Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Salween River basin in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
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Kong, D.P., X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Yang, 2007. Two new species of the sisorid genus Oreoglanis Smith from Yunnan, China (Teleostei: Sisoridae). J. Environ. Biol. Fish 78(3):223-230. (Ref. 57941)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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