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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); brevicula: Name 'brevicula' from the Latin adjective 'breviculus -a -um', meaning 'somewhat short', in reference relatively short pectoral fin and caudal peduncle in this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137610)
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Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2024. Oreoglanis brevicula, a new species of rheophilic catfish from Laos
(Actinopterygii: Sisoridae). Ichthyol. Res. 1-7. (Ref. 137610)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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