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Pseudeutropius moolenburghae Weber & de Beaufort, 1913

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Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2) Hendra Tommy (1)

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Habitat: Found in rivers and lakes. This species is known from the Batang Hari drainage in Sumatra, and the Kapuas river drainage in Borneo (Roberts 1989). Extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated to be 70,000 km2, based on georeferenced points (GBIF 2019) and expert opinion (H.H. Ng pers. comm. 2019). The number of locations where this species occur is unknown. However, given its broad distribution it is likely greater than 10. Reproduction: Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. Aquarium Care: Quite a shy fish so would need a planted tank to make them feel safe in their surroundings. Have at least 6 to form a group. Diet: Feeds on insect larvae and small invertebrates. Etymology: The specific name moolenburghae: In honour of Mrs. Moolenburgh (forename not given), who supplied with her husband, Pieter Eliza Moolenburgh (1872–1944), ethnographer and government official in the Dutch East Indies, a large collection of fishes from Sumatra to the authors, including holotype of this one. Remarks: Found alongside P. brachypopterus where they school together. A bit more rarer in the hobby than P. brachypopterus.

Common Name:

Burmese Silver Glass Cat

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Horabagridae

Distribution:

Asia: Batang Hari River, Kapuas River, Sumatra. Type locality: Sumatra, Batang Hari river, Indonesia.

Size:

8.5cm (3¼ins)

Temp:

22-28°C (71-83°F)

p.H.

6.2-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Although there is no detailed information on the population status of this species, survey data indicates that it is still abundant in many parts of its known distribution. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. However, it should be noted that the primary habitat of this species (blackwater peat swamp forests) has undergone large scale destruction and degradation, and the effects of such massive habitat loss on the species should be further studied. It will be necessary to reassess this species once more information on the effect of habitat loss on the population is available (IUCN 2019).

Reference:

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. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2009).
Ng, H.H. 2019. Pseudeutropius moolenburghae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Pseudeutropius moolenburghae

Pseudeutropius moolenburghae

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