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Sharp Nosed Catfish

Potamosilurus macrorhynchus (Weber 1913)

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 22
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Recorder
Armi G. Torres
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds mainly on higher plants, including a variety of fruits, but also takes ants, grasshoppers, beetles, small crabs and prawns.
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Recorder
Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Feeds mainly on higher plants, including a variety of fruits, but also takes ants, grasshoppers, beetles, small crabs and prawns.
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Armi G. Torres
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