Nanobagrus

Nanobagrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Nanobagrus Mo, 1991
Type species
Akysis armatus Vaillant, 1902
Species
Nanobagrus armatus Nanobagrus immaculatus Nanobagrus lemniscatus[1]. Nanobagrus nebulosus Nanobagrus stellatus

Nanobagrus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Bagridae. It includes five species, N. armatus, N. immaculatus, N. lemniscatus^[1], N. nebulosus, and N. stellatus.^[2]

Distribution

N. armatus originates from the Mahakam and Kapuas River basins of Borneo. N. nebulosus inhabits the Endau and Sedili River drainages in the southeastern Malay Peninsula.^[3] N. stellatus is found in the Batain Hari basin of Sumatra.^[2]

Physical description

N. armatus has a brown body with numerous cream-colored spots and 2 relatively large and irregular cream-colored patches on the sides of the body.^[3] Both N. nebulosus and N. stellatus have a brown body and with three rows of cream-colored spots located above, along, and below the lateral line.^[4][5] All three species grow to about 3–3.5 centimetres (1.2–1.4 in) SL.^[6][4][5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ng (2010). "A new species of miniature catfish from the Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Bagridae: Nanobagrus)". Zootaxa 2677: 60–68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02677p068f.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ng, Heok Hee; Tan, Heok Hui (1999). "The Fishes of the Endau Drainage, Peninsular Malaysia with Descriptions of Two New Species of Catfishes (Teleostei: Akysidae, Bagridae)" (PDF). Zoological Studies 38 (3): 350–366. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/38.3/350-366.pdf. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Nanobagrus nebulosus" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
5. ^ ^{a b} Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Nanobagrus stellatus" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
6. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Nanobagrus armatus" in FishBase. June 2007 version.