Siamese tiger perch
📖 Overview
Inhabits rivers . Occurs in the lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries and larger marshlands . Carnivorous, feeding on fishes and shrimps .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 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
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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