Phalacronotus

Phalacronotus
Metallic sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus:
Bleeker, 1857[1]
Type species
Silurus phalacronotus
Bleeker 1851
Species

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Phalacronotus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

As food

Sheatfishes are some of the catfish species known in Thailand as Pla nuea on (Thai: ปลาเนื้ออ่อน), some of the most highly valued fish kinds in Thai cuisine.[3]

Phalacronotus bleekeri at the market in Chiang Rai, Thailand

See also

References

  1. ^ Phalacronotus Acta Soc. Sci. Ind.-Ned., 4, 302.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phalacronotus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ^ 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles
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