Pseudomystus
siamensis (Regan, 1913) |
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| Ian
Fuller (2)
Frants Lehmann (2 Stamps) Chris
Ralph (2) Jean-Francois
Helias (6) |
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Occurs in rivers and streams.
Found in the basin wide tributary of the lower Mekong. Feeds on
aquatic insect larvae, including odonatans. Adult females captured
in February had well-developed ova. Spawning takes place at the
beginning of the rainy season, with the young appearing in fishing
nets during August. Aquarium Care: Can be kept
in a community tank but would watch if housing an adult with smaller
Characins or Livebearers as they could be picked of at night when
it starts cruising the tank. They can also
nip the fins of larger species, so keep well fed with a feeding
after lights out to curb this aggression. Breeding:
Not reported but would appear to be a substrate spawner laying its
eggs in tangled roots in the wild, I guess the p.H.would need to
be on the acid side for any success with this species. There is
a fleshy appendage in front of the anal fin that would indicate
sexual dimorphism which has been noticed in other Bagrids. |
| Common
Name: |
Asian
Bumblebee Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Leiocassis
siamensis, Leiocassis albicolaris, Leiocassis albicollis, Leiocassis
bicolor |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins
and peninsular Thailand. Type locality: Bangpakong
River, Siam. |
| Size:
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16cm (
6¼ins) |
| Temp: |
21-26°C
(70-79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Rainboth, W.J.
1996 Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification
Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
ScotCat Factsheet: no.24. June 1998.
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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