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Encheloclarias curtisoma Ng & Lim, 1993 |
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photo by
Ng, H.H. |
| Family: | Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 1 m | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known so far from Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal soft rays: 47-50 | |||
| Biology: | 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. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||