Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce; estuarina demersal; potamódromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Borneo (Ref. 4833). Recorded from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4833)
Adults occur usually in slow-moving rivers, estuaries and the upper reaches of backwaters. Prefers shady, marginal areas. Feed on mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates as well as vascular plants and detritus. Occasionally feed on fish scales and fins (Ref. 12693). The muscular tissue and viscera are extremely toxic. Common in the aquarium trade, but adults are known to be pugnacious and aggressive with its tankmates (Ref. 12693).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Lays 200 eggs which are attached to a hard, flat submerged surface in shallow water. A parent guards the eggs until hatching. Adults have been observed tending schools of fry (Ref. 6028).
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para os humanos
Poisonous to eat (Ref. 4833)
Uso pelos humanos
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