Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 51 - 54. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of the following characters: length of dorsal-fin base 13.7-16.7% SL, dorsal to adipose distance 8.6-14.2% SL, interorbital distance 28.4-31.8% HL, eye diameter 9.2-11.3% HL and a rounded snout (Ref. 41209).

Common Names

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Irrawaddy mystus , English , India

Pähkinäjuovamonni , Finnish , Finland

Trey Khya , Khmer , Cambodia

Pa kung , Laotian , Laos

Pba keung , Laotian , Laos

小眼鱯 , Mandarin Chinese , China

小眼鳠 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Bagridae

Genus: Hemibagrus

Species: Hemibagrus microphthalmus (Day, 1877)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs in deeper rocky areas and tree roots (Ref. 37771). Species caught throughout the year. Enters flooded forest during the months of high water (July-October). Feeds on fish, shrimps and crabs (Ref. 9497).

Habitat

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brackish