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Families
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This species exhibits highly variable body colouration which can range from dark...

Acrochordonichthys rugosusAsian Banjo Catfish

Akysidae · Bleeker, 1846

Max length
110mm SL4in SL
Tank
90 × 30cm36 × 12in
Temp
17.5–24°C64–75°F
pH
5.0–7.0

The Asian banjo catfish, Acrochordonichthys rugosus, is an akysid catfish from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand. The most commonly encountered member of the genus in the trade, it is still by no means common, and body colouration varies widely even among fish from a single locality. Like its congeners it can secrete a milky substance from the axillary pore when stressed, and this can quickly kill other fishes in the confines of an aquarium.

Moderate
Subadult specimen measuring approximately 230 mm SL collected from the Chao Phraya River, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.

Hemibagrus wyckiiCrystal-eyed Catfish

Bagridae · Bleeker, 1858

Max length
710mm SL28in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
20–27°C68–81°F
pH
6.0–8.0

The crystal-eyed catfish, Hemibagrus wyckii, is a bagrid with an enormous distribution across central Indochina and western Indonesia. Juveniles are sometimes available in the aquarium trade, but buying them is strongly discouraged: it reaches 710 mm SL, is aggressively territorial and can live for several decades. Despite the common name, the blue eye is not given as a distinguishing character in any diagnosis we've seen.

Difficult
1 field missing
Subadult specimen measuring 77 cm SL collected from a small stream in the Cisadane river drainage, Bogor Regency, western Java, Indonesia.

Hemibagrus planiceps

Bagridae · Valenciennes, 1840

Max length
263mm SL10in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Hemibagrus planiceps is a bagrid catfish endemic to western Java, known only from seven river systems including the Citarum and Ciliwung. It occurs in the upper parts of river basins, in clear, fast-flowing water over rock or sand. It has been confused in the past with H. gracilis, H. velox and H. bongan, and the population once thought to inhabit northwestern Peninsular Malaysia has been described as H. divaricatus.

Moderate
3 fields missing