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Deep body perch with small scales, about 100 on lateral-line; 15-16
branched dorsal-fin rays. Black bars regular color pattern consisting of 4
or 5 regular and broad bars on orange or golden brown body; bar 1 from
nape through opercle onto thoracic region and across ventral surface of
the body; bar 2 from base of dorsal spines 2-5 across ventral midbody;
fins dusky. Attains 50 cm.
ระบบนิเวศ :
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Carnivorous, fishes, shrimps. Lower to midle reaches, mainstreams,
tributaries and larger marshlands. Popular in aquarium trade. Habitat lost
and overfishing.