Hemisilurus | |
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Hemisilurus mekongensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Siluridae |
Genus: |
Hemisilurus Bleeker, 1857 |
Type species | |
Wallago heterorhynchus Bleeker, 1851 |
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Binomial name | |
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Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two barbels.Hemisilurus mekongensis, known as Pa nang daeng in the Laotian language (Thai: ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the Mekong basin.