/siluriformes/bagridae/leiocassis/poeciloptera/1.jpg "Leiocassis poeciloptera")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Leiocassis poeciloptera (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Names | Bumble Bee Cat Hummelwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Hebak River, Java, Indonesia. |
| Pronunciation | Lee eye oh KAH siss |
| Etymology | Leiocassis: From the Greek leios (smooth) and cassis (helmet); in reference to the covering of skin and muscle on the head of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 170mm or 6.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The bagrid catfish genus Leiocassis is diagnosed by an elongate narrow head, prominently protruding snout, the origin of the adductor mandibulae extending onto the cranial roof, the prominent anterior process of the hypurapophysis, hypertrophied posterior process of the cleithrum, third pharyngobranchial bearing flanges on posterior and medial surfaces, and the branch of the supraorbital canal leading to the infraorbitals exiting from the frontal (Mo, 1991). The genus is known only from Sundaic Southeast Asia. L. poeciloptera is visually indistinguishable from L. micropogon. Identifying them to species requires that you establish whether the supraoccipital process reaches to the anterior nuchal element (L. poeciloptera) or not (L. micropogon). This is impossible in photographs, although typically L. micropogon appears to be more commonly encountered than L. poeciloptera. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 14, pp 431. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 4 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 08 11:27 (species record created: 2005 Dec 10 00:00) |
