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Pimelodidae (New World long-whiskered catfishes) (1)
Pimelodidae (New World long-whiskered catfishes)
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Redtail catfish
Pimelodidae (New World long-whiskered catfishes)
Yi Youguang & Amanda Lim
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Identified By: Yi Youguang
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Species Interactions (1)
Preyed upon by
Smooth Otter, Smooth-coated Otter
Lutrogale perspicillata
References
Ng, 2015. The Bishan Otters on Exposure.com
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Pimelodidae ( New World Long-whiskered Catfish)
Residency Status:
Non-native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Introduced alien species. Rare, with a restricted distribution.
External Links
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation
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