Phalacronotus apogon
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Phalacronotus apogon is a species of catfish of the genus Phalacronotus found in Southeast Asia. This species grows to a length of 130 centimetres (51 in) SL.[2]
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Phalacronotus apogon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Siluridae |
Genus: | Phalacronotus |
Species: | P. apogon |
Binomial name | |
Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) | |
Synonyms | |
Silurus apogon[1] |
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This fish is common in the murky waters of large rivers in the basins of the Mekong and Chao Phraya, as well as in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.