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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudolais micronemus Bleeker, 1847 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Pangasius dezwaani, Pangasius rios, Pseudolais tetranema |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1000mm (39.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Eye large, its diameter 4-5 times in head length (in 18 cm long specimens); dark grey caudal fin; maxillary barbel rarely extends past eye and never past preopercle. Vomero-palatine teeth in 4 more or less ovoid patches; truncate snout; lower jaw with angular outline rather than rounded; very short humeral process. |
| Sexing | Females are fuller-bodied. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Mekong basin, Hue River, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, including Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Particularly widely distributed in Borneo (Kapuas, Mahakam, Rejang and Kinabatangan). Mekong  (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) Indonesia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Vietnam waters, Huong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) 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) Malaysia Waters, Kinabatangan (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous, feeding on animal and plant matter including detritus. |
| Furniture | Needs large amount of open space for swimming room and some plants to help reduce the nervous nature of the fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. Wet.v. 21 - pp8 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Feb 14 13:07 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00) |
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