Clarias microstomus, a New Species of Clariid Catfish from Eastern Borneo (Teleostei: Siluriformes)
Heok-Hee Ng (2001) Clarias microstomus, a new species of clariid catfish is de- scribed from the Kayan and Mahakam River drainages in eastern Borneo. It differs from its congeners in having a narrow snout (with an egg-shaped head), a gently-sloping anterior margin of the dorsal fin, and a unique combination of the following characters: a gray body with white spots, a smooth anterior edge of the pectoral spine, a head length of 21.4%-22.5% SL, a head depth of 67.1%-70.6% HW, and an interorbital distance of 46. 7%-50.2 % HL.
Keywords
Clariidae, Kalimantan Tengah, Kayan River, Mahakam River.
