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| Scientific Name | Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Kryptopterus apogon, Micronema apogon, Phalacronotus leptonema, Phalacronotus micropogon, Silurus apogon, Silurus leptonema, Silurus micropogon |
| Pronunciation | air paw gone |
| Etymology | From the Greek a- meaning without and pogon, meaning beard. In reference to the very small barbels in this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 700mm (27.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | No dorsal fin; greatly reduced barbels (smaller than eye diameter or absent); body depth 5.7-7.0 times in SL; vomerine teeth in angular band; 75-91 anal-fin rays. |
| Sexing | Males are more slender and have strong serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine (females lack these serrations). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia. Mekong  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets. Will also eat fishes/shrimps. |
| Furniture | This fish is fairly active and needs open spaces to swim in. Provide plenty of vegetation for it to hide in during the day. |
| Compatibility | A predatory fish best kept alone. |
| Breeding | Not reported in captivity. In mainland South-east Asia, this species spawns just prior to the rise in water levels and moves into the flooded riparian forests and probably out into the floodplains during high water levels. Young of the year are first seen in July and start to move back to the rivers in October, where they remain common until January. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indiëv. 2 - pp67 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Attu, (2) JamieH (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Jun 08 17:21 (species record created: 2003 Jun 24 00:00) |
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