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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

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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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