| Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes) |
| 13.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Salween River in Thailand, but presumably more broadly distirbuted through the basin in both eastern Myanmar and western Thailand. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 53-55; Vertebrae: 52-54. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: gill rakers on the first arch 18-20; branched anal-fin rays 48-50; length of accessory premaxillary tooth patch extending posteriorly nearly to the terminus of the gape; posterior limit of the upper jaw under the orbit; fleshy flap along the anterior margin of the posterior naris barely extending medial of the medial margin of the naris for a distance distinctly less than the transverse length of the posterior naris; pectoral-fin spine length 18.7-21.3% SL: lateral margin of the pectoral spine smooth; and snout in lateral view rounded (Ref. 75095).
Description: D II,7; A v,48 - v,50; P I,15 - 1,16; V i+5 (Ref. 75095). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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