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Name

Scientific name

Scleropages formosus

Described by

Authority Müller & Schlegel, Year 1840, Bracketed

Family

Osteoglossidae

Common names

Asian Arowana

Photograph credits

All 8 credited

Summary

The Asian arowana, Scleropages formosus, is an osteoglossid from the Mekong system, eastern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Born…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

900mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Not recorded

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–28°C, pH 5–8

Hardness

2–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

Solitary or specimen

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Barito, Bukit Merah, Danau Sentarum, Doeson, Golok, Kapuas, Mekong, Melawi, Pinoh, Rajang

Writing

Etymology

Scleropages: from the Ancient Greek σκληρός (skleros), meaning 'hard', and pages (Latin derivation?), meaning 'leaves', perhaps in reference to the large body …

Distribution

Recorded from the Mekong river system in Vietnam and Cambodia, eastern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and the northern Sunda Islands (Sumatra and Borneo), alth…

Habitat

Inhabits natural lakes, swamps, flooded forests, and slowly-moving, deep parts of rivers with overhanging vegetative cover. Some forms inhabit blackwater syste…

Aquarium size

Suitable only for public installations or the very largest private aquaria.

Maintenance

Relatively unfussy and often maintained in completely bare set-ups. It does best if there is a high proportion of dissolved oxygen meaning external filters, po…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

An obligate predator feeding on smaller fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates in nature but in most cases adapting well to dead alternatives in captivity…

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

A paternal mouthbrooder that is typically bred in outdoor pools for commercial purposes.

Notes

This species is distinguished from its Australian congeners S. jardinii and S. leichardti by possessing a lower number of lateral line scales (21-26 vs 32-36),…

References

References

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