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Leiocassis aculeata Ng & Hadiaty, 2005 |
| Family: | Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.19 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Alas River in Sumatra, Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 14-14; Vertebrae: 38-39. Distinguished from congeners, except Leiocassis poecilopterus, in having the posterior tip of the supraoccipital process in contact with the nuchal plate. Further differs from L. micropogon in possessing a deeper body (19.8-20.8% SL vs. 10.0-18.9); and from L. poecilopterus in having a longer adipose fin (15.8-16.6% SL vs. 12.9-15.0) and longer dorsal (20.8% SL vs. 15.5-18.4) and pectoral spines (17.9-18.7 % SL vs. 14.5-17.5) (Ref. 55439). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 May 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||