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Description: The main differences are that in L. poeciloptera the posterior tip of the  supraoccipital  process reaches the predorsal (nuchal) plate, whereas in  L. micropogon it does not.  This method of  identification is however made problematic for us aquarists with the recent  description of  L. aculeatus which is similar to both  species. In L. aculeatus the supraoccipital  process also meets the nuchal plate (as in  L. poeciloptera), but  L. aculeatus has a relatively longer  adipose  fin,  dorsal fin spine, and pectoral fin spines than L. poeciloptera. In addition, there are currently 6  or 7 species that have been tentatively deemed as synonyms of either L. poeciloptera or L. micropogon. Further work is being done  by Ng & Lim (as off 2006) to see if  any of these species are valid in their own right. Etymology: The genus name Leiocassis: leios, smooth; cassis, helmet, referring to covering of skin and muscle on head. The specific name poeciloptera: poecilio-, varicolored; ptera, fin, presumably referring to broad black-brown bands on yellow fins. Remarks: On some online sources this species is still listed as L. poecilopterus but the specific name change to poeciloptera is now valid (2021).

High-headed smoothshield catfish

Bagrus poecilopterus

Bagridae

Asia: Java, Borneo and possibly elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Type locality: rivière de Hèbak à Java.

17.0cm. (6¾inch)

20-25°C (67-77°F)

6.0-7.2.

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Grant, Steven, pers. comm. Sept. 2005.
Ng, H.H. & R. K. Hadiaty, 2005 Two new bagrid catfishes (Teleostei: Bagridae)  from Alas River drainage, northern Sumatra. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp  83- 92, 10 figs., 2 tabs.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.