Clarias Pseudonieuhofii
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 87 - 90; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 73 - 81. An anguilliform body . Head small, 18.5-21.1% of standard length, and narrow, 12.7-14.3% of standard length . Eyes small and laterally placed . Occipital process more or less angular and very short, its length varying between 4.6 and 6.8% of head length . Frontal fontanelle about twice as long as wide . Maxillary barbels reaching level of dorsal fin origin; nasal barbels almost reaching level of pectoral spine base, outer mandibular barbels about as long as head; inner mandibular barbels about half the head length . Dorsal, caudal and anal fins not confluent . Pelvic fin as well as pectoral fin and spine relatively short compared to other Asian Clarias species, nevertheless, pelvic fins are longer than those of Clarias nieuhofii . Pelvic fin reaching anal fin base . Pectoral fin not reaching level of dorsal fin origin; pectoral spine serrated on its outer side, while inner side with a few, upwardly pointed serrations . Lateral line appearing as a discrete white line running from posterolateral end of head to middle of caudal fin base . The skin is dark brown to black colored; the color is deeper on the dorsal surface of the body and the paired fins; the ventral surface is light brown . Above lateral line with 12-15 transverse rows of small white spots; below line with relatively numerous small spots in irregular, longitudinal band .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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