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Scientific NameHelicophagus typus    Bleeker, 1857
Common NamePatin Muncung (Indonesia)
Type LocalityMussi River, Palembang, Sumatra.
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Size377mm or 14.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
IdentificationHelicophagus have a short and a large premaxillary toothplate; the vomerine toothplate without additional toothplate; the front border of the snout is pierced by anterior nostrils; the posterior nostrils are between and in line with the anterior nostrils and the middle of eye; a narrow mouth (<35% HL); a slender anterior part of snout length (<16.5% HL) (Gustiano & Pouyaud, 2008, Indonesian Aquaculture Journal, 3(1), 13-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15578/iaj.3.1.2008.13-22).

Helicophagus have a short and a large premaxillary toothplate; the vomerine toothplate without additional toothplate; the front border of the snout is pierced by anterior nostrils; the posterior nostrils are between and in line with the anterior nostrils and the middle of eye; a narrow mouth (<35% HL); a slender anterior part of snout length (<16.5% HL) (Gustiano & Pouyaud, 2008, Indonesian Aquaculture Journal, 3(1), 13-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.15578/iaj.3.1.2008.13-22).
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DistributionAsia
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Southern Borneo 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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FeedingGut contents of wild-caught specimens include primarily gastropod and bivalve mollusks. Some wild specimens also eat annelid worms similar to Tubifex. User data.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceActa Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 9), pp 46.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)