Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 50.
Has unique combination of the following characters: length of caudal
peduncle 20.2% SL, length of adipose-fin base 30.8% SL, eye diameter
23.1% HL, interorbital distance 28.6% HL, 21 gill rakers, 50 vertebrae
(24 postanal) and a variegated brown body with the sensory pores
not readily visible.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Bagridaemblycipitidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Myanmar (Tenasserim river
drainage in the south)
Size:
12cm. (4¾ins)
Temp:
22-28°C
(71-83°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.
