Lagusia
Lagusia | |
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Lagusia micracanthus Indonesia, Pattunuang River, Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Terapontidae |
Genus: | Lagusia Vari, 1978 |
Species: | L. micracanthus |
Binomial name | |
Lagusia micracanthus (Bleeker, 1860) | |
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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]
Appearance and behavior
[edit]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]
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