Oreoglanis sudarai

Oreoglanis sudarai Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & Ng, 2009

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Oreoglanis: Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); sudarai: Named for the late Surapol Sudara, a Thai marine biologist who was prominent in raising awareness in conservation of aquatic environments in Thailand.
Eponymy: Dr Surapol Sudara (1939–2003) was a Thai marine biologist at the Department of Marine Science, Chulalongkorn University, where he was a Professor until retiring (1999). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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Asia: upper reaches of the Ping River drainage, itself a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in northern Thailand.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83406)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Belongs to the Oreoglanis siamensis species group as it possesses a distinct median notch on the posterior margin of the lower lip. Can be distinguished from other members of the genus in having a combination of the following characters: long nasal barbel reaching to anterior orbital margin, maxillary barbel with pointed tip, tip of pectoral fin not reaching pelvic-fin origin, caudal peduncle length 16.7-22.6 % SL, eye diameter 9.8-14.3 % HL, and an emarginate caudal fin (Ref. 83406).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in rocky, fast-flowing streams (Ref. 83406).

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Vidthayanon, C., P. Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng, 2009. Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):127-156. (Ref. 83406)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 January 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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