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  • Scleropages formosus
  • Scleropages formosus
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Scientific Name Scleropages formosus    (Müller & Schlegel, 1840)
Common Name Formosus-Barramundi "Rote Form" (geschützt!) (Germany)
Type Locality Lake Mahoeroenge, a small lake connected by a narrrow canal to the river Pekoempai, Borneo.
Synonym(s) Osteoglossum formosum, Scleropages aureus, Scleropages legendrei, Scleropages macrocephalus
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Size 900mm or 35.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks International trade banned (CITES I, since 1.7.75).
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Distribution Asia: Southern Myanmar to Malay Peninsula and Indonesia, eastern Thailand to Cardamon Range. International trade banned (CITES I, since 1.7.75).
IUCN Red List Category
Endangered
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen / door de Leden der Natuurkundige Commissie in Indië en andere schrijvers; uitgegeven ... door C. J. Temminck No. 2, pp 7, Pl. 1.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:36 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:10)