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Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)

Description

Anal soft rays: 85. Dorsal fin missing.

Common Names

  • Pa dan deng , Laotian , Laos
  • Lais timah , Malay , Indonesia
  • 半鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 半鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Siluridae

    Genus: Hemisilurus

    Species: Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Stomach contents consist of small fish and prawns (Ref. 56749). Processed as smoked fish (Ref. 56749).

    Habitat

    demersal