Oreoglanis heteropogon is a species of catfish in the family Sisoridae found in the Salween River drainage in western Thailand, which was discovered by Vidthayanon, Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng in 2009.Vidthayanon, C., P. Saenjundaeng and H.H. Ng, 2009. Eight new species of the torrent catfish genus Oreoglanis (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from Thailand. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):127-156.
Size This species reaches a length of .
Etymology The fish's name derives from héteros (Gr. ἕτερος), "different"; pṓgōn (Gr. πώγων), "beard", as it is the only known similar fish from the Salween River drainage bearing a maxillary barbel with a pointed tip.
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