| Hemisilurus | |
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| Hemisilurus mekongensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Siluridae |
| Genus: |
Hemisilurus Bleeker, 1857 |
| Type species | |
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Wallago heterorhynchus Bleeker, 1851 |
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| Binomial name | |
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Hemisilurus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Southeast Asia.
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
Species in this genus have no dorsal fin and only two barbels.Hemisilurus mekongensis, known as Pa nang daeng in the Laotian language (Thai: ปลาดังแดง), is endemic to the Mekong basin.