Leiocassis
micropogon (Bleeker,
1852) |
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| Relevant
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Aquarium Care:
Keep with species that are the same size or larger as this species
can be predatory which is akin to most bagrids. Needs a large tank
with hiding places. Diet: Will eat most prepared
foods, tablets, pellets, live and frozen foods etc. |
| Common
Name: |
Lancer
Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus
micropogon |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Type locality: Malaysia;
Blitong, in flumine Tjirutjup. |
| Size:
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20cm (
8ins) |
| Temp: |
18-28°C
(63-83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Riehl, R. and H.A.
Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag
für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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