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Arius microcephalus in Malaysia
Squirrelheaded catfish

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Arius microcephalus   Bleeker, 1855
Family:	Ariidae (Sea catfishes)			picture (Armic_u0.gif) by FAO
Order:	Siluriformes  (catfish)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Squirrelheaded catfish
Max. size:	60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 38478)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Pacific: Eastern Thailand and throughout Borneo.
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)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Ferraris, Jr., Carl J.
Main Ref:	Kailola, P.J.. 1999. (Ref. 38478)
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Malaysia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 7186). Also Ref. 38478.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/my.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Weber, M. and L.F. de Beaufort, 1913
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	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07