Mekong tiger perch (Datnioides undecimradiatus)

Scientific name: Datnioides undecimradiatus Roberts & Kottelat, 1994

Mekong tiger perch (Datnioides undecimradiatus)

The Mekong tiger perch (Datnioides undecimradiatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Datnioididae. Native range: Asia, middle and lower Mekong basin.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body depth 2.1-2.4 times in SL; relatively narrow vertical bars, the first bar usually not continued onto thorax or across ventral surface of body and the second bar originating at the base of 5th to 6th dorsal-fin spine; usually 11 branched anal-fin rays; about 17 scale rows between upper part of lateral line and dorsal base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Datnioides undecimradiatus
Family
Datnioididae (Freshwater tripletails)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: middle and lower Mekong basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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