Phalacronotus

Phalacronotus
Metallic sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Phalacronotus
Bleeker, 1857[1]
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, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Phalacronotus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles

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