Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Analsoft rays: 78 - 92
Biology
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Lives in slow-flowing streams, backwaters, swamps and lily lagoons, usually among aquatic weeds such as eel grass (Ref. 5259, 44894). Also found in lakes (Ref. 2847). Feeds on insects, prawns and mollusks (Ref. 5259, 44894).
Comprehensive Description
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Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913
USNM 217093, Fly 75–16, 5: 51.8–82.1 mm.
USNM 217094, Fly 75–20, 3: 29.6–42.3 mm.
- bibliographic citation
- Roberts, Tyson R. 1978. "An ichthyological survey of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea with descriptions of new species." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-72. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.281
