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Oreoglanis heteropogon

Oreoglanis heteropogon is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in the Salween River drainage in western Thailand, which was discovered by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009.

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish's name derives from héteros (Gr. ἕτερος), "different"; pṓgōn (Gr. πώγων), "beard", as it is the only known similar fish from the Salween River drainage bearing a maxillary barbel with a pointed tip.

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