Moray thorn eye

Moray thorn eye
Moray thorn-eye ( Pangio muraeniformis )
Systematics
without rank: Otophysa Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes) Subordination : Loach- like (Cobitoidei) Family : Wolffish (Cobitidae) Genre : Thorn Eyes ( Pangio ) Type : Moray thorn eye
Scientific name
Pangio muraeniformis
( de Beaufort , 1933)

The Muränen-Dornauge ( Pangio muraeniformis ) is a small, elongated, nocturnal freshwater fish of the family of wolffish .

features

The moray thorn eye becomes about eight centimeters long. Its body is yellow-brownish with irregular spots - in contrast to bands in related species. The moray thorn-eye feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and detritus .

The distinction between the sexes is possible in adult females using the second ray of the pectoral fins, among other things, which is significantly thicker than the third ray.

distribution

It is native to muddy, slow-flowing waters and ponds in the south of the Malay Peninsula, especially around Singapore.

literature

• Lieven F. de Beaufort: On some new or rare species of Ostariophysi from the Malay Peninsula and a new species of Betta from Borneo. In: Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. No. 8, 1933, pp. 31-36.
• Hans A. Baensch , Rüdiger Riehl : Aquariums Atlas. Volume 5, Mergus Verlag, p. 114.

Web links

• Moray thorn eye on Fishbase.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans A. Baensch; Rüdiger Riehl: Aquariums Atlas. Volume 5, Mergus Verlag. P. 114.