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Hemisilurus moolenburghi Weber & de Beaufort, 1913

 

Image contributors to this species:

Zhou Hang (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  FishBase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Description: As with all three species in this genus, H. heterorhynchus, H. mekongensis, and H. moolenburghi, they do not have a dorasal fin and sport two barbels. Sexual Differences: The females of H. moolenburghi have longer barbels.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Batang Hari, Sumatra, and western Borneo. Type locality: Batang Hari, Sumatra.

Size:

40.0cm. (16ins)

Temp:

21-27°C (69-81F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2010).



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