Phalacronotus

Phalacronotus
Metallic sheatfish (Phalacronotus apogon)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]

• Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) (Metallic sheatfish)
• Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864) (Bleeker's sheatfish)
• Phalacronotus micronemus (Bleeker, 1846)
• Phalacronotus parvanalis (Inger & Chin, 1959)

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

• List of Thai ingredients

References

1. Phalacronotus Acta Soc. Sci. Ind.-Ned., 4, 302.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phalacronotus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
3. 14 Thai Fishes and their preparation styles

External links

• WORMS - Phalacronotus
• EOL - Phalacronotus
• Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864)
• Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851)
• Zipcodezoo
• Pla Nua On