Identity and native record
Luciocephalus pulcher (Pikehead) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Belitung, Bangka, Sumatra and Kalimantan blackwaters. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Belitung is within the documented range, but a generic market animal cannot be assigned to the island without locality records.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Piscivore
- Reported adult scale
- up to about 20 cm SL
- Habitat
- Peat swamps, forest streams and flooded vegetation
Feeding guild is an editorial husbandry aid, not a complete diet prescription. Juvenile and adult diets, seasonal ecology and individual behaviour can differ.
Welfare and suitability screen
Highly specialised soft, acidic-water ambush predator; live-food dependency and stress sensitivity require expert planning.
Before any future listing, LIMNIC would need to document the individual fish, expected adult dimensions, secure containment, water parameters, diet, compatibility, transport risk and the buyer’s capacity to provide lifetime care.
