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Name
Scientific name
Scleropages inscriptus
Described by
Authority Roberts, Year 2012
Family
Osteoglossidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Scleropages inscriptus is an osteoglossid said to come from the Tenasserim river basin in Tananthayi Region, southern Myanmar. Its distribu…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
600mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
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
Myanmar, Tenasserim
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
This species' distribution is unclear although individuals from the aquarium trade are said to have been collected in the Tenasserim river basin in Tanintharyi…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Suitable only for public installations or the very largest private aquaria.
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably an obligate predator feeding on smaller fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates in nature but should adapt well to dead alternatives in captivity.…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species differs from other members of the genus in possessing distinctive angulated linear markings on the dermal bones of the circumorbital and opercular…
References
References
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