Micronema

This article is about the fish genus. For the nematode, see Halicephalobus gingivalis.
Micronema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Micronema
Bleeker, 1857[1]
Species

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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]

References

  1. 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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Micronema in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. Synonyms of Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864)
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