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| Scientific Name | Bagroides melapterus Bleeker, 1851 |
| Common Name(s) | Harlequin Lancer |
| Type Locality | Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagroides melanopterus |
| Pronunciation | bag ROY dees - mel APP terr uss |
| Etymology | Bagroides: From bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names and the Greek suffix -oides, denoting likeness. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Oft misidentified in hobbyist literature as either Leiocassis micropogon or L. poecilopterus. L. micropogon is a considerably slender fish, the distance from the base of the dorsal fin to the base of the ventral can be nearly half that of B. melapterus although this is not the best characteristic as it varies considerably amongst individuals. The best pointer is the very faint lateral stripe. L. poecilopterus is more similar but has near vertical barring and only a thin lateral chalk stripe. In B. melapterus this line is typically as wide as the fishes eye and much more noticeable. |
| Sexing | Unknown |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Sumatra, Borneo and Thailand. Thailand 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) Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indiëv. 2 - pp204 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Silurus, (2) Igowoof, (3) Chrysichthys, (4) RickieH, who also notes: "Mostly nocturnal but it will occassionally come out for some frozen/thawed mysis shrimp.", (5) markhinch, (6) zigster. 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 | 2004 Oct 27 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Dec 16 00:00) |
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