Micronema
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Micronema Bleeker, 1857[1] |
| Type species | |
| Silurus hexapterus Bleeker 1851
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Micronema is a genus of sheatfishes native to the Southeast Asian region.[2]
Species of the genus Phalacronotus were formerly placed in this genus.[3]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Micronema hexapterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Micronema moorei (Smith, 1945)
- Micronema platypogon (Ng, 2004)
References
- ↑ Bleeker, P. 1858. De visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Beschreven en toegelicht. Siluri. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. v. 4: i-xii + 1-370.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Micronema in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Synonyms of Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864)
External links
- EOL - Micronema
- Micronema hexapterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Micronema moorei (Smith, 1945)
- Micronema platypogon (Ng, 2004)
Wikidata ☰ Q23110657 entry
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