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Scientific Name	**Hyalobagrus ornatus** (Duncker, 1904)
Common Name	Ornate Shadow Catfish
Type Locality	Muar River at Tubing Tinggi, Malaysia.
Synonym(s)	Pelteobagrus ornatus, Pseudobagrus ornatus
Pronunciation	HI ya low BAG russ - or NAT uss
Etymology	From the greek hyalos, meaning transparent, and bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names. The specific epithet comes from the Latin ornatus, meaning decorated, in reference to the color pattern.
Species Information
Size	30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Presence of serrae on distal three quarters of anterior edge of pectoral spine; body depth at anus 19.2-19.4% SL; black margin of dorsal fin present; eye diameter 19.7-22.7% HL; and length of adipose-fin base 15.6-15.7% SL.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Muar drainage in southern Malay Peninsula, Malaysia and Kapuas basin in western Borneo, Indonesia. Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters, Muar (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
pH	5.0 - 6.2
Temperature	22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	Little or no current preferred.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and smaller-sized prepared foods such as micropellets, but shows a preference for the former. User data.
Furniture	They do best with plenty of shade (in the form of vegetation), so a heavily planted tank is the ideal setup for these fish.
Compatibility	: A peaceful, diurnal shoaling species that should be kept in groups of four or more individuals.
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 21, pp 173, Pl. 2 (figs. 13, 13a-c).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:54 (species record created: 2004 Oct 31 00:00)