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| Scientific Name | Ceratoglanis scleronema (Bleeker, 1862) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Krawang, Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemisilurus scleronema |
| Etymology | From the Greek keratos, meaning horn and glanis, meaning catfish. The specific name comes from the Greek skleros, meaning hard and nema, meaning thread. Both names refer to the stiff, hooked maxillary barbels characteristic of this genus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 440mm (17.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Differ from the only other congener, C. pachynema, in having more fin-rays, smaller eye, and mature males with membranous extensions only on the front edge of the maxillary barbel. |
| Sexing | Males have membranous extensions to the maxillary barbels and prominent serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral spine, which females lack. |
| General Remarks | This species is nearly impossible to maintain in the home aquarium. It requires vast amounts of swimming room, and experience in the field indicates that it is extremely sensitive to shock, dying very quickly after capture. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Citarum drainage in Java, the Batang Hari and Siak drainages in Sumatra, the Pahang drainage in Peninsular Malaysia and the Baram, Barito, Kapuas, and Rejang drainages in Borneo (Ref. 38651). Reported from the Mekong basin in Thailand (Ref. 9648). Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indonesia Waters, Citarum (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Batang Hari (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters, Siak (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters, Pahang (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Barito (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Baram (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Mekong  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Rajang (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 | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Atlas Ichthyol. v. 2 - pp93 - Pl. 101 (Silur. Pl. 53) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Mar 09 08:31 (species record created: 2004 Feb 27 00:00) |
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