Heteropneustes kemratensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Heteropneustidae |
Genus: | Heteropneustes |
Species: | H. kemratensis
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Binomial name | |
Heteropneustes kemratensis (Fowler, 1937)
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Heteropneustes kemratensis, the airsac catfish, is a species of catfish native to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.[1][2] This species grows to a standard length of 27.0 cm (10.6 in).[2]
Ubon Ratchathani province's Khemarat in northeastern Thailand is a type locality.
The catfish is commercially farmed and has been registered as a GI (geographical indication) product of Surat Thani province in southern Thailand with cultivation areas covering up to eight districts.[3]