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Belodontichthys truncatus Kottelat & Ng, 1999

 

Image contributors to this species:

Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (3) Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia (2)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus   Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Previously misidentified as Belodontichthys dinema from the Mekong River basin which has a longer head and snout. An excellent game fish which can be caught using hook and line. Presently large numbers are being taken near Stung Treng in Cambodia by explosives. They migrate upstream through the Khone Falls in June-July with other silurids and enter the flooded forest in July-October, where they feed heavily on cyprinids of the genus Henicorhynchus (pa soi, identified as Cirrhinus spp.). Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-4; Anal soft rays: 79 - 96. Differs from its sole congener, B. dinema, in having a shorter pectoral fin, 21.9-25.8% SL, versus 25.9-28.9; a shorter head, 20.9-23.9% SL, versus 24.2-26.0; and a shorter snout, 35.4-39.6% HL, versus 39.0-43.1. Strongly compressed head and body; upturned mouth with conspicuous large teeth; pectoral fin longer than head. Habitat: Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers and found from middle depths to the surface in deeper parts of large rivers. Diet: Feeds on smaller fish near the water surface.

Common Name:

Dracula sheatfish

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins. Type locality: Chao Phraya River, flood-waters 17.5 km north of Ayuthya, Maharaj Prov., Thailand.

Size:

60.0cm. (24ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

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. 2014. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 11/2014 ).
Kottelat, M. and H.H. Ng, 1999. Belodontichthys truncatus, a new species of silurid catfish from Indochina ( Teleostei: Siluridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(4):387-391.



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