Encheloclarias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: |
Encheloclarias Herre & G. S. Myers, 1937 |
Type species | |
Heterobranchus tapeinopterus
Bleeker, 1852
|
Encheloclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes endemic to Southeast Asia. [1]
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [2]
Encheloclarias are often found deep within the substratum of peat swamps. [1]
This genus differs from Heterobranchus and Dinotopterus in lacking extensions of the neural spine supporting the adipose fin. [1]
Encheloclarias | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: |
Encheloclarias Herre & G. S. Myers, 1937 |
Type species | |
Heterobranchus tapeinopterus
Bleeker, 1852
|
Encheloclarias is a genus of airbreathing catfishes endemic to Southeast Asia. [1]
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [2]
Encheloclarias are often found deep within the substratum of peat swamps. [1]
This genus differs from Heterobranchus and Dinotopterus in lacking extensions of the neural spine supporting the adipose fin. [1]