Hemibagrus
microphthalmus (Day, 1877) |
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Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae:
51 - 54. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination
of the following characters: length of dorsal-fin base 13.7-16.7%
SL, dorsal to adipose distance 8.6-14.2% SL, interorbital distance
28.4-31.8% HL, eye diameter 9.2-11.3% HL and a rounded snout. Occurs
in deeper rocky areas and tree roots. Species caught throughout
the year. Enters flooded forest during the months of high water
(July-October). Feeds on fish, shrimps and crabs. |
| Common
Name: |
Irrawaddy
Mystus |
| Synonyms: |
Macrones
microphthalmus, Mystus menoda microphthalmus, Mystus microphthalmus
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| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Manipur drainage
in India, Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages in Myanmar and, Salween
River of Thailand). Recorded from Mekong River system in southern
Laos. |
| Size:
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120cm.Sl.
(4ft. 0ins) |
| Temp: |
22-25°C
(71-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Ng, H.H. and C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. 2000 A review of the genus Hemibagrus in
Southern Asia, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Cal.
Acad. Sci. 52(11):125-142.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.World
Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (01/2009).
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