A 4cm specimen in the boggy, upper reaches of a small forest stream,
Singapore.Family : NANDIDAE
Species : Nandus nebulosus
Maximum Length : 12 cm
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The Malayan Leaf Fish
inhabits shallow forest pools, forest streams, swamps, bogs and larger water
bodies including lakes and reservoirs.
This is a lurking, solitary species difficult to locate : its cryptic
patterning, brown and fawn colour and body shape camouflage the fish
effectively amongst leaf detritus, allowing it to snatch unwary prey such as
small fishes.
The species ranges from
Indochina and Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to parts of
Indonesia.
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Dorsal views of
juvenile (left) and adult (right) |
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