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Name
Scientific name
Datnioides undecimradiatus
Described by
Authority Roberts & Kottelat, Year 1994, Bracketed
Family
Datnioididae
Common names
Mekong Tiger Perch
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The Mekong tiger perch, Datnioides undecimradiatus, is known only from the middle and lower Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vi…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
300mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 180 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–28°C, pH 5.5–7.5
Hardness
2–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Mekong, Mun, Nam Hinboun, Sekong, Xe Bang Fai
Writing
Etymology
Datnioides: from the genus name Datnia and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos), meaning 'form, likeness'. undecimradiatus: from the Latin undecim, meaning 'eleven', an…
Distribution
Known only from the middle and lower Mekong basins in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. It has been recorded from several major tributaries including the …
Habitat
An exclusive inhabitant of large, deep, typically lowland freshwater rivers, and not thought to enter brackish environments. A variety of factors, including ha…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 180 ∗ 60 cm should be the minimum considered.
Maintenance
Juveniles and subadults should be provided with a well-decorated, planted aquarium with driftwood roots and branches. Larger individuals are relatively unfussy…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An efficient, largely piscivorous, predator with highly protrusible mouthparts. In the aquarium, juveniles can be offered chironomid larvae (bloodworm), small …
Behaviour and compatibility
Can be maintained alongside similarly-sized fishes if sufficient space is available, but might be intimidated by territorial or otherwise competitive species. …
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
In aquarium literature D. undecimradiatus is also referred to as 'Mekong tiger fish', 'Northern Thai tiger fish (or 'NTT')', 'thin bar Siamese tiger fish', 'th…
References
References
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