Morphology
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 14; Analsoft rays: 3 - 5
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- Christine Marie V. Casal
Trophic Strategy
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Typically from floodplain lakes, swamps and borrow pits, where oxygen levels are very low and they must rely on air breathing for long periods of time (Ref. 58517).
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Biology
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Typically from floodplain lakes, swamps and borrow pits, in poorly-oxygenated waters and must rely on air breathing for long periods of time. Has a specialized (enlarged) stomach which appear to function as accessory respiratory organs (Ref. 58517).