/siluriformes/pangasiidae/pseudolais/micronemus/1.jpg "Pseudolais micronemus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudolais micronemus (Bleeker, 1846) |
| Common Name | Kortskægget Hajmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Java, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Pangasius dezwaani, Pangasius micronema, Pangasius micronemus, Pangasius rios, Pangasius tubbi, Pseudolais tetranema |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1000mm or 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 (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Vietnam waters, Huong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Kinabatangan (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivorous, feeding on animal and plant matter including detritus. User data. |
| Furniture | Needs large amount of open space for swimming room and some plants to help reduce the nervous nature of the fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 7), pp 8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.21.404.1368 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00) |
