Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 14. Short dorsal-fin spine; small round mouth opening (Ref. 12693).

Common Names

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False black lancer , English , USA

False black lancer , English , Global

False black lancer catfish , English , Global

Surulansettimonni , Finnish , Finland

Trey chek tum , Khmer , Cambodia

Pa gooay sook , Laotian , Laos

Pa kouay souk , Laotian , Laos

Pa makahn makehr , Laotian , Laos

Ikan pisang , Malay , Indonesia

大鰭唇齒鱨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大鳍唇齿鲿 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cá chot chuoi , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Cá Chốt cớ , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Bagridae

Genus: Bagrichthys

Species: Bagrichthys macropterus (Bleeker, 1854)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: Thailand to Indonesia.

Biology

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Occurs in large muddy rivers. Feeds on small fishes, benthic invertebrates and large amounts of plant detritus. Spawns at the beginning of the rainy season and utilizes the flooded forests along the river edge. Juveniles appear in August. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).

Habitat

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demersal