Encheloclarias curtisoma Ng & Lim, 1993
Encheloclarias curtisoma
photo by Ng, H.H.

 Family:  Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
 Max. size:  8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range - 1 m
 Distribution:  Asia: known so far from Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-26; Anal soft rays: 47-50
 Biology:  Occurs in a stream about 3 m wide and half a meter deep in a peat swamp forest. The stream has a soft and peaty substrate, covered with large pieces of wood and submerged branches.
 IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (B1+2bce) (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 15.01.97
 Modified by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 09.08.10

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