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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Encheloclarias curtisoma Ng & Lim, 1993 |
| Common Name | Bladefin Catfish |
| Type Locality | Blackwater stream, peat swamp forest at 39 km milestone on road to Tanjong Malim from Sungei Basar, Selangor, Malaysia. |
| Pronunciation | en che low klar ee ass. |
| Etymology | Greek, enchelys, = eel + see under Clarias |
| Articles |  - CotM  2007 January |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 82mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Catfishes of the genus Encheloclarias are restricted to the blackwater habitats of Sundaic Southeast Asia. They are the most poorly-known of Asian clariid catfishes and are easily distinguished from Asian Clarias by the presence of a moderately long adipose fin that is not supported by extensions of the neural spines. |
| Sexing | In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: known so far from Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters, Selangor (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Occurs in a stream about 3 m wide and half a meter deep in a peat swamp forest. The stream has a soft and peaty substrate, covered with large pieces of wood and submerged branches. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 4 (no. 1), pp32, Figs. 9-10. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2013 Feb 25 15:33 (species record created: 2006 Oct 07 02:53) |
