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Scientific Name Encheloclarias kelioides  Ng & Lim, 1993
Common Name
Type Locality Blackwater stream across road, at 69 kilometer stone on road from Mersing to Pekan, south of Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Pronunciation en che low klar ee ass.
Etymology Greek, enchelys, = eel + see under Clarias 
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Size 65mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Catfishes of the genus Encheloclarias are restricted to the blackwater habitats of Sundaic Southeast Asia. They are the most poorly-known of Asian clariid catfishes and are easily distinguished from Asian Clarias by the presence of a moderately long adipose fin that is not supported by extensions of the neural spines.
Sexing In ventral view especially, females are much broader in the body than males of equal age and rearing practices.
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Distribution Asia: Pahang and Mawai, Johor, southeastern Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia.
Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Singapore waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 4 (no. 1), pp 30, Figs. 7-8.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 26 16:12 (species record created: 2017 Nov 27 15:42)