Phalacronotus
# Phalacronotus

Phalacronotus is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia

## Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

* Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) (Metallic sheatfish)
* Phalacronotus bleekeri (Günther, 1864) (Bleeker's sheatfish)
* Phalacronotus micronemus (Bleeker, 1846)
* Phalacronotus parvanalis (Inger & Chin, 1959)

## As food

Sheatfishes are some of the catfish species known in Thailand as Pla nuea on (Thai: ปลาเนื้ออ่อน), some of the most highly valued fish kinds in Thai cuisine.

* Phalacronotus bleekeri at the market in Chiang Rai, Thailand
