Siluridae

Mekong club-barbel sheatfish

Hemisilurus mekongensis

Eighty Centimeters Catfish of Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Mekong club-barbel sheatfish is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 80 cm.