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Scientific Name Pseudobagarius alfredi  (Ng & Kottelat, 1998)
Common Name
Type Locality Tasek Bera, about 300 meters east of Fort Iskandar, Pahang, Malaysia.
Synonym(s) Akysis alfredi
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Size 30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Catfish of the genus Pseudobagarius are akysids with the snout extending well in front of the tip of lower jaw (which renders the mouth subterminal). The front and back nostrils are relatively large and closely set (separated only by the base of the nasal barbel). The caudal fin is deeply forked.

Distinguished from all its congeners by possessing tubercles with poorly-demarcated, indistinct margins (versus tubercles with well-demarcated and distinct margins) and the following combination of characters: head width 20.3-25.0% SL; body depth at anus 11.3-14.7% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 5.7-7.3% SL; pectoral-fin length 23.1-28.9% SL; interorbital distance 34-39% HL; eye diameter 7-11% HL; length of nasal barbel 29-65% HL; length of maxillary barbel 122-144% HL; length of outer mandibular barbel 88-134% HL; color pattern of dark-colored patches on a predominantly light-colored body (versus predominantly dark-colored body with light-colored patches in its congeners).
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Distribution Asia: Tasek Bera in Malaysia.
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters, Bera (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of Natural History v. 32 (no. 7), pp 1063, Figs. 4a, 5, 13a, 7.
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Last Update 2019 Sep 17 13:49 (species record created: 2006 Nov 21 03:46)