Phalacronotus

Phalacronotus
Metallic sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Siluridae
Genus:Phalacronotus
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


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