Hard-palate catfish
📖 Overview
Prefers lakes, but also occurs in the main river channels. Enters floodplains occasionally. Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26 to 32°C. Mainly diurnal. Feeds on large crustaceans such as Macrobrachium, large insects and nymphs, fishes (usually Ophieleotris aporos), leeches, earthworms, plants and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hard-palate catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Mouthbrooders. Brood mass contains 8 to 85 eggs .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 1°S - 6°S
🌿 Ecology
large crustaceans such as Macrobrachium, large insects and nymphs, fishes (usually Ophieleotris apor
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- pain
- oedema
- rare systemic effects
Wound care, analgesia.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Hard-palate Catfish |
| 🌍CES | křížovec silný |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arius kanganamanensis | Herre | 1935 | Synonym |
| Arius microstomus | Nichols | 1940 | Synonym |
| Arius solidus | Herre | 1935 | Synonym |
| Hemipimelodus bernhardi | Nichols | 1940 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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