Twisted-jaw sheatfish
(Belodontichthys dinema)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Twisted-jaw sheatfish
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native:
Asia
Distribution:
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.
