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| Scientific Name | Datnioides microlepis Bleeker, 1854 |
| Common Name | Siam-Tigerbarsch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Kapuas River, Pontianak, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Coius microlepis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm or 17.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Has the deepest body of any species of Datnoides, 2.1-2.4 times in SL. Specimens from mainland Southeast Asia invariably with five full bars, specimens from Borneo with 6-7 bars, all usually continued across ventral surface of body. First bar extending uninterrupted and undiminished across opercle and onto thoracic region, and continued across ventral surface of body; a well defined black mark on ventral surface of body immediately anterior to base of pelvic fins (not present in other Datnoides). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Chao Phraya basin, Mekong basin of mainland Southeast Asia, Kapuas basin in western Borneo and Musi basin in Sumatra. Protected in Thailand. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on fishes, prawns, crabs and some insect larvae. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3), pp 442. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.192.986.5462 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 17:02) |