Oreoglanis tenuicauda

Oreoglanis tenuicauda is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae only known from the type locality in the upper reaches of the Nan River drainage, itself a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in northern Thailand which was discovered by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009.^[1][2]

Oreoglanis tenuicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Sisoridae
Genus:	Oreoglanis
Species:	O. tenuicauda
Binomial name
Oreoglanis tenuicauda Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng & H. H. Ng, 2009

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).^[1]

Etymology

The fishes name = tenuis, Latin for thin or slender; cauda (L.), tail, referring to slenderer appearance of caudal peduncle compared with congeners in the Nan River drainage of Thailand.^[3]