There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Ceratoglanis pachynema
''Ceratoglanis'' is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* '' Ceratoglanis pachynema'' Ng, 1999 (Club-barbel sheatfish)
* ''Ceratoglanis scleronema'' (Bleeker, 1862)
Distrib ...
Ceratoglanis scleronema
''Ceratoglanis'' is a genus of sheatfishes native to Asia.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* '' Ceratoglanis pachynema'' Ng, 1999 (Club-barbel sheatfish)
* '' Ceratoglanis scleronema'' (Bleeker, 1862)
Distri ...
Siak River
The Siak (Sungai Siak) is a river of Riau province, in the east of Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1000 km northwest of the capital Jakarta. Approximately 370 kilometres in length, the Siak is a blackwater river which owes its brown color to diss ...
basins of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
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''C. pachynemus'' grows to 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) SL. It inhabits mainstream rivers. It is
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other sof ...
benthic fauna
Benthos (), also known as benthon, is the community (ecology), community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a seabed, sea, river, lake, or stream, also known as the benthic zone.
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''C. scleronemus'' grows to 44.0 cm (17.3 in) SL. In the Kapuas Lakes area in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, fishermen reported that this species inhabits rivers and major streams with moderate to fast current. It appears to be predatory in nature, feeding on aquatic invertebrates and fish.