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Name
Scientific name
Batasio feruminatus
Described by
Authority Ng & Kottelat, Year 2008
Family
Bagridae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Batasio feruminatus is a small bagrid catfish from the Ataran River system in southern Myanmar, to which it is possibly endemic. Some Atara…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
60mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 16–24°C, pH 6–7
Hardness
1–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Myanmar, Thailand, Ataran, Kasat, Salween
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from a stream named 'Chon Son', located between the settlements of Phadaw and Kyondaw, Kayin state, southern Myanmar and within the Ataran River syst…
Habitat
Batasio spp. are obligate inhabitants of headwater streams and the upper reaches of smaller rivers characterised by shallow, fast-flowing, highly-oxygenated st…
Aquarium size
A tank with base dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Should not prove difficult to maintain under the correct conditions but largely unsuitable for the 'general' community aquarium. We recommend keeping it in a s…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Likely to feed small aquatic crustaceans, worms, insect larvae and other zooplankton in nature, and the captive diet should therefore comprise largely of small…
Behaviour and compatibility
Batasio spp. aren't especially competitive and should not be kept with much larger or more aggressive fishes. Peaceful schooling cyprinids are ideal tankmates,…
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown. In some congeners males are reported to possess a clearly visibly, elongate genital papilla anterior to the anal fin.
Reproduction
Success has been achieved with at least two other members of the genus. Spawning can apparently be triggered by performing one or more large, 50-70%, water cha…
Notes
This species can be told apart from congeners by the following combination of characters: adipose-fin base in contact with base of last-dorsal fin ray (vs. sep…
References
References
1 on this profile