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Arius microcephalus Bleeker, 1855 Squirrelheaded catfish |
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photo by
Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes |
| Family: | Ariidae (Sea catfishes), subfamily: Ariinae | |||
| Max. size: | 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Eastern Thailand and throughout Borneo. | |||
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| Biology: | Found in inshore and turbid brackish waters and tidal reaches of rivers (Ref. 38478). Probably feeding on mollusks or thick-shelled crustaceans (Ref. 38478). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||