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💧 Freshwater Critically Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Siamese tiger perch

Datnioides pulcher Kottelat, 1998
Max Length
40 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.6
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits rivers . Occurs in the lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries and larger marshlands . Carnivorous, feeding on fishes and shrimps .

Scientific Name
Datnioides pulcher
Authority
Kottelat, 1998
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
40 cm
Trophic Level
3.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
33.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguishable by its regular color pattern consisting of 4 or 5 regular and broad bars on body; bar 1 from nape through opercle onto thoracic region and across ventral surface of the body; bar 2 from base of dorsal spines 2-5 to slightly in front of anal fin origin; bar 3 starts at base of dorsal spine 9 to base of dorsal ray 2, and ends at base of anal rays 2-6; bar 4 on posterior half of caudal peduncle .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Siamese tiger perch is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Siamese tiger perch is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Siamese tiger perch is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.6±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01862 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
40cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
33.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.6
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kottelat, 1998

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