Helicophagus waandersii Bleeker, 1858

Ng, H. H. Tan H. H., 2000, The cat ® shes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) of central Sumatra, Journal of Natural History 34, pp. 267-303 : 287-288

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scientific name	Helicophagus waandersii Bleeker, 1858
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Helicophagus waandersii Bleeker, 1858 View in CoL

Helicophagus waandersii Bleeker, 1858b: 175 View in CoL (type locality: Palembang, Sumatra); Weber and

de Beaufort, 1913: 253, ®gure 102; Roberts and Vidthayanon, 1991: 140, ®gures 1p, 24;

Kottelat et al., 1993: 72, pl. 35.

Material examined. BATANG HARI DRAINAGE: ZMA 120.519 (3), 194.0±267.0 mm SL. ZRC 41528 (25), 195.3±224.6 mm SL. ZRC 41905 (1), 371 mm SL.

Remarks. Many juveniles were observed being sold in the markets during the dry season, caught mainly by gill-net or cast-net. The local people do not di erentiate

between the two species of Helicophagus ; both of them are known locally as`Patin Muncung’.