Leiocassis
poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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contributors to this species: |
| Allan James
(1) Kamphol
Udomrittiruj
(1) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
The main
differences are that in poecilopterus 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 poecilopterus), but aculeatus
has a relatively longer adipose fin, dorsal fin
spine, and pectoral fin spines than L. poecilopterus.
In addition, there are currently 6 or 7 species that have
been tentatively deemed as synonyms of either L. poecilopterus
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 |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus
poecilopterus |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Java, Borneo
and possibly elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Type locality:
rivière de Hèbak à Java. |
| Size:
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17cm.
(6¾inch) |
| Temp: |
20-25°C
(67-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
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.
Grant, Steven; pers. comm. Sept.2005.
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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