Hemisilurus heterorhyncho

Ng, H. H. Tan H. H., 2000, The cat ® shes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) of central Sumatra, Journal of Natural History 34, pp. 267-303 : 282

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scientific name	Hemisilurus heterorhyncho
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Hemisilurus heterorhyncho s (Bleeker, 1853)

W allago heterorhynchos Bleeker, 1853b: 514 (type locality: Moara [= Muara] Kompeh , Sumatra); 1854: 65; 1858a: 24.

Hemisilurus heterorhynchos: Bleeker, 1858b: 296 View in CoL ; Hardenberg, 1934: 306; Roberts, 1989: 145.

Hemisilurus heterorhynchus: Bleeker, 1860a: 48 View in CoL ; 1862: 94, pl. 93 ®gure 2; GuÈ nther, 1864: 54; Volz, 1907: 163; Weber and de Beaufort, 1913: 211; Kottelat et al., 1993: 68, pl. 32.

Material examined. BATANG HARI DRAINAGE: ZRC 41529 (11), 246.4±345.0 mm SL. ZRC 41902 (1), 272.8 mm SL.

Remarks. Crabs, prawns ( Macrobrachium sp. ; family Palaemonidae ), chironomid larvae and unidenti®ed arthropod remains were found in the guts of four specimens dissected. Vaas (1952) similarly reported the presence of ®shes, prawns, crabs, some cladocerans and rotifers in the guts of H. heterorhynchos from the Kapuas River.

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Abbreviations

ZRC	Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Siluridae
Genus	Hemisilurus