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Scientific Name	**Micronema hexapterus** (Bleeker, 1851)
Common Name
Type Locality	Bandjarmasin [Banjarmasin], southern Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Cryptopterus hexapterus, Kryptopterus hexapterus, Silurus hexapterus
Pronunciation	mike row NEE mah
Etymology	From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and nema, meaning thread. In reference to the relatively small barbels .
Species Information
Size	240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Thailand to Indonesia. Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 2 (no. 2), pp 203.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:44 (species record created: 2008 Jun 04 08:15)