Clupisoma Roosae

📖 Overview

Clupisoma Roosae (Clupisoma roosae), first described by Ferraris, 2004 is a medium-sized fish in the family Ailiidae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 15.40 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 47 - 55; Vertebrae: 45 - 47. A species of Clupisoma in which the pectoral spine does not reach past the base of the pelvic fin, the abdomen is keeled only from a vertical through the pelvic-fin origin to the anus, pectoral fin with a spine and 11 segmented rays, anal fin with 4 or 5 unbranched, and 43-50 branched rays, and first gill arch with fewer than 18 rakers on the outer face. The body is silvery or white below the lateral line posterior of the pectoral fin, and steel gray above; more anteriorly, the grayish region extends to level of the pectoral-fin origin. D. II, 7; A. iv-v, 43-50; Pt. I, 11; Pv. i, 5. Four pairs of barbels: one pair of nasal barbels, one pair of maxillary barbels; two pair of mental barbels, and one pair of outer mental barbels.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Clupisoma Roosae is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Distinct pairing .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical South East Asia: Myanmar: upper reaches of Irrawaddy River, from Myitkyina northwards.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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