Micronema is a genus of sheatfishes native to the Southeast Asian region.[2]

Micronema
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Micronema
Bleeker, 1857[1]
Type species
Silurus hexapterus
Bleeker 1851
Species

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Species of the genus Phalacronotus were formerly placed in this genus.[3]

Species

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There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bleeker, P. 1858. De visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Beschreven en toegelicht. Siluri. Acta Soc. Sci. Indo-Neerl. v. 4: i-xii + 1-370.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Micronema". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. ^ Synonyms of Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864)
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