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| Scientific Name | Hyalobagrus leiacanthus Ng & Kottelat, 1998 |
| Common Name | Shadow Catfish |
| Type Locality | Sungai Barito at Muara Laung, 0°35'34.6"S, 114°44'12.3"E, Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Pronunciation | HI ya low BAG russ - lay ah kan thuss |
| Etymology | From the greek hyalos, meaning transparent, and bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names. The specific epithet comes from the Greek leios, meaning smooth and akanthos, meaning thorn, in reference to the smooth anterior edge of the pectoral spine. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 37mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This species is distinguished from all its congeners by having a relatively shorter adipose-fin base (6.5-10.2% SL vs. 10.6-15.7), a larger eye (eye diameter 35.0-38.9% HL vs. 19.7-34.9), a smooth (vs. partially serrated) anterior edge of pectoral spine, and the absence (vs. presence) of both a dark spot on anterior base of the adipose fin and a dark midlateral band running longitudinally along sides of body. |
| Sexing | Males have an elongate genital papilla. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: currently known only from the Kapuas and the Barito basins in central Borneo, Indonesia. 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, Barito (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| pH | 5.0 - 6.2 |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Little or no current preferred. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and smaller-sized prepared foods such as micropellets, but shows a preference for the former. User data. |
| Furniture | They do best with plenty of shade (in the form of vegetation), so a heavily planted tank is the ideal setup for these fish. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, diurnal shoaling species that should be kept in groups of four or more individuals. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 4), pp 341, Fig. 9. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, 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 | 2020 Sep 23 12:36 (species record created: 2004 Oct 31 00:00) |