Oreoglanis
| Oreoglanis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Sisoridae |
| Subfamily: | Glyptosterninae |
| Genus: | Oreoglanis H. M. Smith, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Oreoglanis siamensis Smith, 1933 | |
Oreoglanis is a genus of sisorid catfishes native to Asia.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of this group is currently under discussion and changes seem inevitable as the group is suspected to be non-monophyletic.[1]
Based on morphology, Oreoglanis has been divided into two species groups. According to the original description of these groups, the O. siamensis species group is distinguished by having an emarginate caudal fin, and a lower lip notched medially with an entire or weakly laciniate posterior margin, while the O. delacouri species group is distinguished by having a lunate caudal fin (sometimes with strap-like extensions of the simple principal caudal rays), and a lower lip without a median notch with prominent extensions along the posterior margin.[1] It has been suggested that only the marginal morphology of lower lip can be employed to recognize the two species groups.[2] The O. siamensis group includes O. insignis, O. macropterus, O. setiger and O. siamensis, as well as the newer species O. immaculatus and O. jingdongensis based on the Chinese distribution of all members of this group. The O. delacouri group consists of O. delacouri, O. frenatus, O. infulatus, O. lepturus, O. macronemus and O. hypsiurus.[1][2]
Species
There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:
- Oreoglanis colurus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis delacouri Pellegrin, 1936
- Oreoglanis frenatus H. H. Ng & Rainboth, 2001
- Oreoglanis heteropogon Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis hypsiurus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 1999
- Oreoglanis immaculatus D. P. Kong, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2007 [2]
- Oreoglanis infulatus H. H. Ng & Freyhof, 2001
- Oreoglanis insignis H. H. Ng & Rainboth, 2001
- Oreoglanis jingdongensis D. P. Kong, X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang, 2007 [2]
- Oreoglanis laciniosus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis lepturus H. H. Ng & Rainboth, 2001
- Oreoglanis macronemus H. H. Ng, 2004 [1]
- Oreoglanis macropterus Vinciguerra, 1890
- Oreoglanis majusculus Linthoingambi & Vishwanath, 2011[4]
- Oreoglanis nakasathiani Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis pangenensis Sinha & Tamang, 2015 [5]
- Oreoglanis setiger H. H. Ng & Rainboth, 2001
- Oreoglanis siamensis H. M. Smith, 1933 (Siamese bat catfish)
- Oreoglanis sudarai Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis suraswadii Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis tenuicauda Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
- Oreoglanis vicinus Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009 [3]
Distribution
These fish live in fast-flowing streams in China, mainland Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.[1] They are mainly distributed in the Mekong, upper Salween, and Irrawaddy River drainages.[2] They range from the Irrawaddy drainage of Burma east to the Lam River drainage in central Vietnam.[6]
Description
They are easily distinguished from other catfishes by their strongly depressed head and body, and greatly enlarged paired fins that have been modified to form an adhesive apparatus.[1] The flattened shape of these fish and the large pectoral and pelvic fins provide essential adhesion in the fast-flowing waters they live in.
Members of this genus are distinguished by the combined presence of a continuous groove behind the lip (post-labial groove), the gill openings not extending onto the underside (venter), homodont dentition in upper jaw pointed, in two patches, joined into a continuous band, heterodont dentition in the lower jaw characterized by an inner row of pointed teeth and outer row of short, spatulate (shovel-like) teeth, and 16–18 branched pectoral rays.[6] The head and body are moderately broad and strongly depressed. The skin is smooth dorsally. The eyes are minute, dorsolateral, and under the skin (subcutaneous). The lips are thin and papillated. Teeth in upper jaw are pointed and in large broad band with a small median indentation and rounded sides.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ng, H.H. (2004). "Oreoglanis macronemus, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from northern Laos" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 52: 209–213.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kong, D.-P., Chen X.-Y. & Yang J.-X. (2007). "Two new species of the sisorid Genus Oreoglanis Smith from Yunnan, China (Teleostei: Sisoridae)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 78 (3): 223–230.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vidthayanon C.; Saenjundaeng P.; Ng H.H. (2009). "Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 20 (2): 127–156.
- ↑ Linthoingambi, I. & Vishwanath, W. (2011). "Oreoglanis majusculus, a new glyptosternine catfish from Arunachal Pradesh, India (Teleostei: Sisoridae)". Zootaxa. 2754: 60–66.
- ↑ Sinha B.; Tamang L. (2015). "Oreoglanis pangenensis, a new species of torrent catfish from Arunachal Pradesh, India (Siluriformes: Sisoridae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (4): 331–338.
- 1 2 3 Thomson, A.W. & Page, L.M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1345: 1–96.