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Hemisilurus moolenburghi Weber & de Beaufort, 1913 |
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Zhou Hang (1) |
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Description: As with all three species in this genus, H. heterorhynchus, H. mekongensis, and H. moolenburghi, they do not have a dorasal fin and sport two barbels. Sexual Differences: The females of H. moolenburghi have longer barbels. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Siluridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Batang Hari, Sumatra, and western Borneo. Type locality: Batang Hari, Sumatra. |
Size: |
40.0cm. (16ins) |
Temp: |
21-27°C (69-81F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2008. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2010). |
Family: Siluridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
Hemisilurus
moolenburghi |
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