Asian bumblebee catfish
Pseudomystus siamensis
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A catfish from the lower Mekong, from rivers and streams, that eats aquatic insect larvae. It spawns at the start of the rainy season.
- Scientific name
- Pseudomystus siamensis
- Family
- Bagridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bagridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Leiocassis bicolor, Leiocassis siamensis, Liocassis siamensis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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