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Scientific Name Cephalocassis melanochir  (Bleeker, 1852)
Common Name
Type Locality Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonym(s) Arius melanochir, Tachysurus melanochir
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Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia.
Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Other Parameters Brackish, marine.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4), pp 590.
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Last Update 2020 Sep 23 03:09 (species record created: 2004 Jan 16 00:00)