 Summary of mastacembelus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feeding | Feeds on a variety of carnivore items, such as fry, eggs from spawning fish, insect larvae and other small aquatic creatures. Can be difficult to wean off live or frozen food. Home made "shrimp-mix" is often accepted. Typically a nocturnal feeder, but can often learn to feed when lights are on. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 124mm, largest 1000mm, average 521mm, most commonly 124mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 8 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/synbranchiformes/mastacembelidae/mastacembelus/armatus/1.jpg "Mastacembelus armatus - Click for species page")
/synbranchiformes/mastacembelidae/mastacembelus/favus/1.jpg "Mastacembelus favus - Click for species page")
/synbranchiformes/mastacembelidae/mastacembelus/plagiostomus/1.jpg "Mastacembelus plagiostomus - Click for species page")