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Cephalocassis borneensis (Bleeker, 1851) |
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photo by
Martin-Smith, K. |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish, potamodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Sundaland and Indochina (Ref. 7050). Known from lowland rivers from Thailand to Indonesia and ascends the Mekong as far as Khoné Falls (Ref. 12693). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Head about as deep as wide; rounded snout; without teeth on palate (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in large lowland rivers. Diets consists of bivalve mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic macrophytes and plant detritus. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 April 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||