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Encheloclarias baculum Ng & Lim, 1993

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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 27; Anal soft rays: 54 - 55. Habitat: This species is known from the Sambas and Rajang river drainages in western Borneo, Malaysia and Indonesia. It was recently discovered in Brunei Darussalam extensively widening the known distribution of this species, (Tan et al. 2023). Etymology: The genus name Encheloclarius: énchelys (Greek), eel, i.e., an eel-like Clarias, referring to the shape of E. tapeinopterus. The specific name baculum: Latin for rod, stick or staff, referring to its shape. Remarks: The species' range is therefore now larger than previously assessed (EOO is now equal to 122,380 km2). The species does not meet or approach any thresholds for a threatened category, and as such, it is classified as Least Concern. However, the habitat continues to be degraded as a result of agriculture, deforestation, and canal drainages; further research on the impact of threats, as well as population trends must be conducted (IUCN 2023).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Encheloclarias prolatus

Family:

Clariidae

Distribution:

Southeast Asia: Brunei, Sarawak and Sambas, West Borneo. Type locality: Probably Borneo: Sambas, Kalimantan Barat.

Size:

6.0cm. (2½ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Fernando, E. & Ng, H.H. 2023. Encheloclarias baculum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2024 ).
Ng, P.K.L. and K.K.P. Lim, 1993. The Southeast Asian catfish genus Encheloclarias (Teleostei: Clariidae), with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(1):21-37.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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