Lagusia
Lagusia micracanthus is a species of fish from the grunter family, Terapontidae, and the only member of the genus Lagusia. It is endemic to rivers, both large and small, in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2]
| Lagusia | |
|---|---|
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| Lagusia micracanthus Indonesia, Pattunuang River, Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Terapontidae |
| Genus: | Lagusia Vari, 1978 |
| Species: | L. micracanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lagusia micracanthus (Bleeker, 1860) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Appearance and behavior
Adults are silver-grey with horizontal dark stripes and yellowish fins. It can reach up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) in standard length, making them one of the smallest species of grunters.[2] Females as small as 5.6 cm (2.2 in) have carried eggs, showing that it reach maturity at a smaller size than all other grunters.[2] It is typically found in groups.[2] Little is known about its feeding behavior, but one specimens had a stomach filled with insect larvae.[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lagusia micracanthus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- Vari, P.R.; and Hadiaty, K.R. (2012). The Endemic Sulawesi Fish Genus Lagusia (Teleostrei:: Terapontidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60(1): 157–162
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