Twisted-jaw sheatfish (Belodontichthys dinema)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Twisted-jaw sheatfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Asia
Classification
- Genus: Belodontichthys - Belodontichthys
- Family: Siluridae - Eurasian catfishes
- Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Asia: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Reports from the Mekong River basin are misidentifications of Belodontichthys truncatus. Max length: 100 cm TL Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal soft rays: 85 - 96. Strongly compressed head and body. Upturned snout, profile concave above the eye. Dorsal small. Corner of mouth below eye level. Pectoral longer than head. Caudal fin with upper lobe slightly longer than lower lobe.