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Silurichthys hasseltii Bleeker, 1858

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Description: Dorsal fin well in advance of pelvic fin; caudal fin with upper lobe slightly longer than lower lobe; rays at middle of anal fin longer than body depth where they attach; anal fin completely confluent with caudal fin; gill rakers reduced to small nubs. Habitat: Occurs mainly in acid-water swamp forest and forest streams. Hides under submerged logs and leaf litter during the day and comes out at night swimming near the surface to feed. Aquarium Care: They prefer soft, acidic water and will do best in a setup designed to mimic their wild habitat. A shy species, they will do best with other shy or slow-moving tankmates as they can easily be outcompeted for food by fast or aggressive fish. Diet: Feeds on terrestrial and aquatic insects, smaller fishes and mainly on insect larvae. Will accept most frozen and prepared foods in the aquarium.

Common Name:

Hasselt's leaf catfish

Synonyms:

Silurichthys hasselti

Family:

Siluridae

Distribution:

Asia: Western Java, Bangka, Bintan, Batam, Singapore, and southern peninsular Malaysia. Type locality: Tjisekat, in fluviis.

Size:

11.0cm. (4¼ins)

Temp:

22-26°C (71-79F)

p.H.

5.5-7.0.

Reference:

Aqua Imports. 2021.
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. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version.
Ng, H.H. and P.K.L. Ng, 1998. A revision of the South-east Asian catfish genus Silurichthys. J. Fish Biol. 52(2):291-333.
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.

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Silurichthys hasseltii

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