''Heteropneustes microps'' is a
species
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of
airsac catfish possibly
endemic
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to
Sri Lanka, though records from
India
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have been made. This species grows to a
total length
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Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...
of . This fish is a component of local
commercial fisheries
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, and is found in the
aquarium trade.
References
*
Fish of Asia
Fish described in 1864
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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