Ceratoglanis scleronema

Ceratoglanis scleronema

Slender Fish from Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Ceratoglanis scleronema is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 44 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Ceratoglanis
Maximum length: 44 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Citarum drainage in Java, the Batang Hari and Siak drainages in Sumatra, the Pahang drainage in Peninsular Malaysia and the Baram, Barito, Kapuas, and Rejang drainages in Borneo. Reports of this species from the Chao Phraya drainage are misidentifications of Ceratoglanis pachynema .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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