Encheloclarias
| Encheloclarias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Encheloclarias baculum P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias curtisoma P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias kelioides P. K. L. Ng & K. K. P. Lim, 1993
- Encheloclarias medialis H. H. Ng, 2012[3]
- Encheloclarias tapeinopterus (Bleeker, 1852)
- Encheloclarias velatus H. H. Ng & H. H. Tan, 2000[4]
Encheloclarias are often found deep within the substratum of peat swamps.[4]
This genus differs from Heterobranchus and Dinotopterus in lacking extensions of the neural spine supporting the adipose fin.[4]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Encheloclarias". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Encheloclarias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ Ng, H.H. (2012). "Encheloclarias medialis, a new catfish from southern Borneo (Teleostei: Clariidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 23 (2): 111–116.
- ^ a b c Ng, H. H.; Tan, H. H. (2000). "A new species of Encheloclarias from Sumatra". Journal of Fish Biology. 57 (2): 536–539. Bibcode:2000JFBio..57..536N. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02193.x.