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Scientific Name	**Leiocassis hosii** Regan, 1906
Common Name	Bumble Bee Cat
Type Locality	Sibu, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia
Synonym(s)	Liocassis hosii
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.
Species Information
Size	158mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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
Distribution	Asia: Malaysia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7) v. 18 (no. 103)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 28 13:42 (species record created: 2008 Mar 01 03:11)