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Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Glyptosterninae
Etymology: Oreoglanis: Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish (Ref. 45335); macronemus: Derived from the Greek makros, meaning long, and nema, meaning thread, in reference to the long nasal barbels of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Xieng Khouang, Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55772)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 39 - 40. A member of the Oreoglanis delacouri species group with lower lip lacking a median notch and with prominent projections along the posterior margin as well as a lunate caudal fin with extended principal rays. Differs from its congeners of the O. delacouri species group in having a short caudal peduncle (15.6-17.3% SL) and very long nasal barbels (35.4-41.7% HL); deep caudal peduncle (4.2-4.9% SL) and more vertebrate (39-40) (Ref. 55772).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ng, H.H., 2004. Oreoglanis macronemus, a new species of glyptosternine catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from northern Laos. Raffles Bull. Zool. 52(1):209-213. (Ref. 55772)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00264 - 0.01315), b=3.08 (2.88 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).