Habitat: Inhabits
lower reaches of rivers and estuaries and feeds on
fishes and shellfishes. Reproduction:
In most , if not all species, the male carries the
relatively large eggs in its mouth until hatching.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Arius verrucosus
Family:
Ariidae
Distribution:
Asia:
Middle
and lower Mekong River basin. Type locality:
Laos, Champasak, Mekong River at Ban Hang Khone, just
downstream from Khone Falls.
Size:
80cm. TL (28ins)
Temp:
12-26°c
(61-79°f)
p.H.
7.0-8.5.
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.
2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2017 ). Marceniuk, A.P. and N.A. Menezes,
2007. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi,
Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera.
Zootaxa 1416:1-126.
Vidthayanon, C., 2005. Thailand red data:
fishes. Office of Natural Resources and Environmental
Policy and Planning, Bangkok, Thailand. 108 p.
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