Synonyms: None

Type Locality: Stung Treng morning market, 13°30.0'N, 105°58.0'E, Cambodia.

Size: 1500mm SL

Identification: Distinguished by the following characters: 14-16 branchiostegal rays; 14-16 gill rakers on first branchial arch; 68-73 anal fin rays; small gape extending to anterior margin of eye; pelvic fin length 8.9-10.6% SL; small eye, 8.7-10.1% HL; maxillary barbels reaching to middle of pectoral-fin base; rounded pectoral fin in which the fourth branched pectoral ray is the longest; pectoral spine length 14.3-16.7% SL; dark colored body with a few pale spots forming a mottled pattern; and 63-65 vertebrae.

General Remarks: Fishbase lists 1540 mm TL.

Feeding: Feeds strictly on fishes.

Registered Keepers: None. Add this species to your "my fish" page.

Breeding: Unreported.

Breeding Reports: None.

See also the Wallago micropogon page on PlanetCatfish.com.

Last Update: 2006-11-11 06:07:28 (species record created: 2006-11-11 06:07:28)