Ceratoglanis

Ceratoglanis
Systematics
Overcohort : Clupeocephala Cohort : Otomorpha Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi Order : Catfish (Siluriformes) Family : Real catfish (Siluridae) Genre : Ceratoglanis
Scientific name
Ceratoglanis
Myers , 1938

Ceratoglanis is a genus of fish from the family of the real catfish (Siluridae), which includes two species found in Southeast Asia.

features

The fish are 28 to 44 cm long and have an elongated body without a dorsal fin and with an elongated anal fin . The muzzle is short, with a lower mouth with a short gap in the mouth. The eyes are behind the posterior nostril. The barbels on the upper jaw are short and hook-shaped. The pelvic fins have eight or more rays.

Systematics

The genus includes two types:

• Ceratoglanis pachynema
• Ceratoglanis scleronema

swell

• Martin Hochleithner: Catfish (Siluridae) - biology and aquaculture . Aqua Tech Publications, Kitzbühel 2006, ISBN 3-9500968-7-6 , p. 23, 52 .

Web links

• Ceratoglanis on Fishbase.org (English)