Silonia
silondia (Hamilton, 1822)
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Panitvong (2) Kamphol
Udomrittiruj
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Inhabit rivers. Occur
in shoals. Adults ascend from estuaries into large rivers for
breeding during monsoons. After the water level recedes, they
often get stranded in small pools. Oviparous, eggs are unguarded.
Spawns in the rainy season and is said to migrate upstream to
the area of the upper tributaries. Large specimens have abundant
curved teeth in their jaws and feed on fishes. Smaller specimens
feed on invertebrates. |
| Common
Name: |
Silond catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Ageniosus lurida,
Pimelodus silondia, Silonia lurida, Silundia gangetica
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| Family: |
Schilbeidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. Type locality:
Gangetic estuaries. |
| Size:
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160cm.
SL (63ins) |
| Temp: |
23-26°C
(73-79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5
-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Froese, R. and
D. Pauly. Editors. 2008.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (07/2008).
Burgess, W.E. 1989 An atlas of
freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes.
T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784
p. |
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Family:
Schilbeidae
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Silonia silondia
Juvenile-showing mouth structure
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 Silonia
silondia
Juvenile
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 Silonia
silondia
Adult showing curved teeth.
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silondia
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