Hemisilurus (lat.) - a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish from the catfish family (Siluridae). Includes 3 types [1] .
| Hemisilurus |
Hemisilurus mekongensis |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Hemisilurus Bleeker , 1857 |
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The total length of representatives of this genus ranges from 50 to 80 cm. The head is of moderate size. The muzzle is short. The eyes are small. The mouth is not very wide. The lower jaw is long. Long and flexible antennae located on the upper jaw. The body is elongated. The dorsal fin is absent. Anal fin extended. In abdominal fins up to 8 rays. The caudal fin is highly bifurcated.
Coloring light silver.
Pelagic fish. They are found only in large rivers with a fast current, but they also enter flooded floodplain forests. Active mainly at night. Hiding at the bottom during the day. They feed on fish and shrimp.
Distributed in the Mekong basin and on the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra.
As of May 2018, 3 species are included in the genus [1]
- Hemisilurus heterorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
- Hemisilurus mekongensis Bornbusch & Lundberg, 1989
- Hemisilurus moolenburghi Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
- ↑ 1 2 Hemisilurus in the FishBase database. (Retrieved June 26, 2018) .
- Martin Hochleithner. Welse (Siluridae) - Biologie und Aquakultur. Aqua Tech Publications, Kitzbühel 2006, S. 23, 54–55, ISBN 3-9500968-7-6 .
- The genus Hemisilurus (English) in the World Register of Marine Species .
