Trey Chhlan (Hemibagrus spilopterus)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Hemibagrus ("half ?") spilopterus ("spot fin")

Small Trey Chhlan (Hemibagrus spilopterus) being eaten by an Indian Cormorant at Prek Toal, Cambodia - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: < 50cm
NOT PRESENT IN UK / IUCN Red List: Least Concern 

The Trey Chhlan is a species of catfish endemic to the Mekong, and surrounding rivers, being found in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand.  It apparently inhabits slow moving rivers and migrates into flooded forests during the wet season.  It is predatory, feeding on other fish and invertibrates.

Related Species:
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Hemibagrus
SUBSPECIES: ?

 - Sighting Locations -

CAMBODIA - Khmer Name: ?
Seeming a reasonably common resident of the Mekong and it's tributaries.  

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: One at Prek Toal

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto