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  • Cephalocassis melanochir
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Scientific Name Cephalocassis melanochir    (Bleeker, 1852)
Common Name
Type Locality Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonym(s) Arius doriae, Arius melanochir, Tachysurus melanochir
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Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia.
Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Other Parameters Brackish, marine.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 4), pp 590.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2004 Jan 16 00:00)