Mystus
wolffii (Bleeker, 1851)
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Jean-Francois
Helias (2)
Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (1)
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Nasal barbels longer than
head; maxillary barbels reaching to caudal fin; 7-9+18-23 gill rakers
on upper and lower arm of first arch. Adults occur most commonly
in the tidal zone and brackish water reaches of large rivers. In
the Mekong basin, it is found in fresh water well upstream in the
Tonlé Sap, Cambodia. Feed mainly on insects and crustaceans.
Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same
family. |
| Common
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None |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus
wolffii, Hypselobagrus wolffii, Macrones wolffii |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Large rivers from Thailand to Indonesia, in the tidal zone and brackish
water. Type locality: Bandjarmassing, in fluviis. |
| Size:
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15cm (
6ins) |
| Temp: |
22-28°C
(71-83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Rainboth, W.J.
1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification
Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 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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