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