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albino Notopterus notopterus Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)
Family: Notopteridae (Featherbacks or knifefishes)
Order: Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Bronze featherback
Max. size: 60.0 cm
Environment: demersal; potamodromous freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 – 6.5; dH range: 3 - 8
Climate: tropical; 24 – 28°C
Distribution:
Gazetteer Asia: Indus, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Krishna, Cauvery, and other river basins in southern India; Irrawaddy, and Salween; Meklong, Chao Phraya, Mekong and virtually all coastal river basins of peninsular Thailand and Malaysia; Sumatra and Java. Has never been reported in Borneo and is not present in the Red River basin of Tonkin (North Viet Nam).
Morphology: Distinguishable by its plain brown adult coloration and the convex or only slightly concave dorsal head profile; juveniles (<5 cm SL) with dark bars on the whole body.
Biology: Found in clear streams and enters brackish waters. Inhabits standing and sluggish waters of lakes, floodplains, canals and ponds. |
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