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Scientific Name	**Pachypterus acutirostris** (Day, 1870)
Common Name	Myanmar Neotropius
Type Locality	Throughout Myanmar.
Synonym(s)	Neotropius acutirostris, Pseudeutropius acutirostris
Pronunciation	a kew tee ross triss
Etymology	The specific epithet comes from the Latin acutus, meaning sharp, and rostrum, meaning snout, in reference to the relatively long snout of this species
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	This species is readily distinguishable from silurids by the presence of a small adipose fin. It can be distinguished from Pseudeutropius spp. in having a shorter anal fin, and from N. atherinoides in having a longer snout.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar 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 2009.
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat all manner of live, frozen and prepared foods. User data.
Furniture	Provide plenty of vegetation in the form of a heavily planted tank for the fish to hide in.
Compatibility	A peaceful, schooling species that is compatible with most fish. Should be kept in groups of three or more indivduals. Ideal tankmates are other small Asian fish (barbs, rasboras, gouramies) in a biotope setup.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869 (pt 3) (art. 3) (for 9 Dec. 1869), pp 618.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)