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Pseudomystus leiacanthus (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912)
| Family Name: | Bagridae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Fish) |
| Common Name: | Dwarf Bumblebee Catfish |
Name
Description
| Description | A small, brown catfish with three yellow bars on the body and a dark brown bar each across the dorsal, anal and caudal fins. Adipose fin large. Caudal fin forked with rounded lobes. Four pairs of relatively short barbels around the mouth. |
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Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Well shaded forest streams with fast-flowing water and dense growth of submerged vegetation. This bottom dwelling, gregarious species feeds on small aquatic invertebrates. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Freshwater |
| Distribution | In Singapore, known only from the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, and discovered there only in the 1990s. Distributed in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. |
| Nature Reserves | Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
Conservation
| Trends & Threats | Degradation of forest stream habitat. |
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| Scientific Interest & Potential Value | This attractively marked species has potential as an ornamental fish. |
| Conservation Notes | Continued protection of its natural habitat in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve from human impacts. |
Status
| Species Status | Native |
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| Conservation Status | Rare |
| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Critically Endangered (CR) [2008] |
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References
| References | Davison, G.W.H., Ng, P.K.L. & Ho, H.C (Eds.). 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book (2nd Edition). Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore). 285pp |
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