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Nemapteryx nenga (Hamilton 1822)

Image contributors to this species:

Jean-Francois Helias (3) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2) Worawich Prasittiphat (2)

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Relevant Information:

Description: Palatal tooth patches distinctly triangular, their long axes at about 70° to curve of mouth. Remarks: Nemapteryx caelata in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes has now been deemed a synonym of N. nenga but in Fishbase this species is still listed as being valid.

Common Name:

Thickspined catfish

Synonyms:

Pimelodus nenga, Arius nenga, Tachysurus nenga, Tachysurus caelatus, Arius caelatus, Nemapteryx caelata

Family:

Ariidae

Distribution:

South and southeast Asia: India, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia. Type locality: Ganges River, India.

Size:

30.0cm. TL (12ins)

Temp:

26-29°c (79-85°f)

p.H.

7.0-8.5.

Reference:

Kailola; P. J. Order Siluriformes Ariidae (= Tachysuridae) Sea catfishes (fork-tailed catfishes).
Kailola, P. J. 2004 (Dec.) A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory v. 20: 87-166.
Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" Zootaxa 1416: 1–126.

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Nemapteryx nenga
Dorsal view

Nemapteryx nenga
Head view

Nemapteryx nenga

Nemapteryx nenga
Head view

Nemapteryx nenga

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