Biology:Caelatoglanis zonatus
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Erethistidae |
| Genus: | Caelatoglanis H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2005 |
| Species: | C. zonatus
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| Caelatoglanis zonatus H. H. Ng & Kottelat, 2005
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Caelatoglanis zonatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Erethistidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Caelatoglanis.
This species originates from the Ataran River drainage in Myanmar.[1]
This genus and species is distinguished by its plicate (pleated) upper lip.[1] It also has a short thoracic adhesive apparatus that is not much longer than it is broad; it consists of longitudinal pleats of skin.[2] It also has serrations on the pectoral fin spine on the anterior that point toward the tip of the spine, as well as serrations on the posterior edge.[2] It also has wide gill openings.[2] This species reaches a length of 3.9 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ng, Heok Hee; Kottelat, Maurice (March 2005). "Caelatoglanis zonatus, a new genus and species of the Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Myanmar, with comments on the nomenclature of Laguvia and Hara species" (PDF). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (1): 13–22. http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief16_1_02.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomson, Alfred W.; Page, Lawrence M. (2006). "Genera of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa 1345: 1–96. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/zt01345p096.pdf.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Caelatoglanis zonatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3762455 entry
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