Dwarf Snakehead

White dorsal, anal and caudal margins; 3-3+1/2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the anterior dorsal rays; relatively small size (Ref. 27732).

Genarchopsis Infestation 4. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Pallisentis Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Camallanus Infection 8. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Male broods the eggs and fry in his mouth (Ref. 85309).

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549).

Found in hill streams (Ref. 27732). Adults inhabit medium to large rivers, brooks, rapid-running mountain streams and stagnant water bodies including sluggish flowing canals (Ref. 12975). Feed at night on small fish, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 85309). Exhibit parental care, with the male brooding eggs and fry in his mouth (Ref. 85309).

aquarium: commercial