/siluriformes/bagridae/leiocassis/bekantan/1.jpg "Leiocassis bekantan")
/siluriformes/bagridae/leiocassis/bekantan/2.jpg "Leiocassis bekantan")
Close-up of head
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| Scientific Name | Leiocassis bekantan Ng & Tan, 2018 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sungai Rungan in the vicinity of Petuk Bukit village, Kayahan River drainage, Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, approximately 1°52'S, 113°44'E. |
| Pronunciation | Lee eye oh KAH siss |
| Etymology | Leiocassis: From the Greek leios (smooth) and cassis (helmet); in reference to the covering of skin and muscle on the head of the fish. The specific epithet is the Indonesian vernacular for the proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), a primate from Borneo (where the type locality of L. bekantan is located) distinguished by its enlarged and very prominent nose. The name alludes to the prominent snout of this species when compared to congeners and is used as a noun. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | The bagrid catfish genus Leiocassis is diagnosed by an elongate narrow head, prominently protruding snout, the origin of the adductor mandibulae extending onto the cranial roof, the prominent anterior process of the hypurapophysis, hypertrophied posterior process of the cleithrum, third pharyngobranchial bearing flanges on posterior and medial surfaces, and the branch of the supraorbital canal leading to the infraorbitals exiting from the frontal (Mo, 1991). The genus is known only from Sundaic Southeast Asia. |
| Habitat Information | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 28 (no. 4) [no. IEF-1093], pp 328, Figs. 1, 2a, 3, 5a, 6a. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:55 (species record created: 2018 Sep 17 16:50) |