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Etymology: Pseudecheneis: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 74729)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Distinguished from different species of the genus Pseudecheneis by having the following characters: pelvic fin reaching base of the first anal fin ray; pectoral fin reaching origin of the pelvic fin; length of adipose-fin base 125-166.7% in length of anal fin base; separate pelvic fins; thoracic apparatus with 14-21 transverse laminae; premaxillary tooth band semicircular and outer teeth two or four; body covered with dense tubercles distributed uniformly, some longitudinal tubercles among rounded tubercles; and vertebrae 17+17=34 (Ref. 74729).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zhou, W., X. Li and Y. Yang, 2008. A review of the catfish genus Pseudecheneis (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) from China, with the description of four new species from Yunnan. Raffles Bull. Zool. 56(1):107-124. (Ref. 74729)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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