Airsac catfish  (Heteropneustes microps)

Range

Thought to be endemic to Sri Lanka (2), the airsac catfish is known from only a few specimens collected in the south-west of the country (3).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The airsac catfish has been found in an area heavily modified by man (3), where it inhabits swamps and similar still, often turbid waters, such as irrigation ditches (2). It inhabits both fresh and brackish waters (2). South-western Sri Lanka, where the airsac catfish has been found, is known as the ‘wet zone’ because it has an additional monsoon to the rest of the country (3).

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