| Siluridae (Sheatfishes) |
| 15 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish |
| Asia: Terengganu, Selangor, Perak and Pahang (Peninsular Malaysia); Pulau Bintan (Riau Archipelago), as well as Kalimantan Barat and Kalimantan Tengah (Borneo). |
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Anal soft rays: 53-60 |
| Inhabits stenotopic to peats (Ref. 57235). Collected from shallow blackwaters in a peat swamp heavily disturbed by logging activities. Feed mainly on insect larvae, with adults eating fish instead. Previously known as O. leiacanthus newly described by Tan & Ng (1996) (Ref. 57235). |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 26 December 2019 (A3c) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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