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Scientific Name Oreoglanis macroptera  (Vinciguerra, 1890)
Common Name
Type Locality Khahyen Hills, Upper Myanmar.
Synonym(s) Euchiloglanis macropterus, Exostoma macropterum, Glyptosternum macropterum, Oreoglanis macropterum
Etymology Greek, oreos = mountain+Greek, glanis = Latin 
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification A key to the species of the genus Oreoglanis is found HERE.

Lower lip lacking a median notch and having an entire posterior margin. Caudal fin emarginate. Male genital papilla immediately behind the anus in a depression terminating posteriorly with a straight transverse wall.
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Distribution Asia: Myanmar and China.
China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 9, pp 253, Pl. 8 (fig. 5).
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Last Update 2019 Oct 09 04:51 (species record created: 2006 Apr 23 00:00)