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Scientific Name Ketengus typus    Bleeker, 1846
Common Name Big Mouth Sea Catfish
Type Locality Banjermassing, Java, Indonesia, in rivers.
Synonym(s) Ktengus typus, Pimelodus pectinidens
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Andaman Islands, Thailand to Indonesia.
Indian waters, Andaman Island Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Compatibility Possibly an obligate scale-eater.
Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 21 (art. 7), pp 9.
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2005 Sep 30 00:00)