Soft-spined catfish
📖 Overview
Inhabits rocky pools in main river channels and larger creeks. Omnivorous . Stomach contents of fish less than 10 cm SL were mainly insects and their larvae, primarily chironomid larvae, ephemeropterans, and trichopterans; small amounts of odonates, unidentified dipterans, ostracods, and filamentous algae. Fish larger than 10 cm mainly ingested trichopterans, ostracods, and chironomids with some amounts of dipterans, odonates, aquatic coleopterans, corixids, Macrobrachium, bivalves, filamentous algae, and detritus . Collection of specimens with ripe and recently spent gonads in November suggests that breeding occurs at the commencement of the wet season .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Soft-spined catfish is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Soft-spined catfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Soft-spined catfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Soft-spined catfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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