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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Etymology: Hemisilurus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, silouros = a cat fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; potamodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 4 - 4 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Asia: endemic to the Mekong basin.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12693)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 0; Raggi anali molli: 79 - 92. Wide fringed membranous maxillary barbel in females; a single patch of vomerine teeth; pectoral-fin spine thin and smooth in females and thin with weak serrations in males (Ref. 12693). Posterior nostril above and behind eye (Ref. 43281).
Inhabits large upland rivers (Ref. 12693) and enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Found in rapids and in deep slow reaches (Ref. 37771). Feeds on worms, plants, animal debris and insects. Sold fresh (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00227 - 0.00636), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).