| Micronema | |
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| Micronema hexapterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: | Micronema Bleeker, 18581 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus hexapterus Bleeker 1851
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| Species | |
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Micronema is a genus of sheatfishes native to the Southeast Asian region.2
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:3
- Micronema cheveyi (Durand, 1940)
- Micronema hexapterus (Bleeker, 1851)
- Micronema platypogon (Ng, 2004)
- Synonyms
- Micronema moorei (Smith, 1945); valid as M. cheveyi
References
References
- Bleeker, P. 1858. De visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Beschreven en toegelicht. Siluri. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. v. 4: i-xii + 1-370.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Micronema". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Micronema". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2025.