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Oreoglanis
Oreoglanis is a genus of fish in the family Sisoridae native to Asia. These fish live in fast-flowing streams in China, mainland Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. They are mainly distributed in the Mekong, upper Salween and Irrawaddy River drainages. They range from the Brahmaputra basin to the Lam River drainage in central Vietnam. 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. The flattened shape of these fish and the large pectoral and pelvic fins provide essential adhesion in the fast-flowing waters they live in.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species
Siamese Bat Catfish
speciesOreoglanis siamensis
Oreoglanis suraswadii
speciesOreoglanis suraswadii
Oreoglanis colurus
speciesOreoglanis colurus
Oreoglanis laciniosa
speciesOreoglanis laciniosa
Oreoglanis vicina
speciesOreoglanis vicina
Oreoglanis tenuicauda
speciesOreoglanis tenuicauda
Oreoglanis omkoiensis
speciesOreoglanis omkoiensis
Oreoglanis macroptera
speciesOreoglanis macroptera
Oreoglanis insignis
speciesOreoglanis insignis
Oreoglanis nakasathiani
speciesOreoglanis nakasathiani
Oreoglanis macronemus
speciesOreoglanis macronemus
Oreoglanis hponkanensis
speciesOreoglanis hponkanensis
Oreoglanis jingdongensis
speciesOreoglanis jingdongensis
Oreoglanis pangenensis
speciesOreoglanis pangenensis
Oreoglanis immaculata
speciesOreoglanis immaculata
Oreoglanis setigera
speciesOreoglanis setigera
Oreoglanis majuscula
speciesOreoglanis majuscula
Oreoglanis infulata
speciesOreoglanis infulata
Oreoglanis hypsiura
speciesOreoglanis hypsiura
Oreoglanis heteropogon
speciesOreoglanis heteropogon
Oreoglanis delacouri
speciesOreoglanis delacouri
Oreoglanis lepturus
speciesOreoglanis lepturus
Oreoglanis sudarai
speciesOreoglanis sudarai
Oreoglanis frenata
speciesOreoglanis frenata
Oreoglanis brevicula
speciesOreoglanis brevicula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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