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| Scientific Name | Bagrichthys obscurus Ng, 1999 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Lam Chi, 1.5 km below highway 23 bridge, 4 km west of Selaphum, Roi Et Province, Thailand |
| Pronunciation | bag RICK thiss - orb skew russ |
| Etymology | Bagrichthys: From bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names, and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish. From the Latin obscurus, meaning indistinct, in reference to the lack of pale patches on this species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 250mm (9.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | A relatively small and narrow mouth opening; extremely reduced oral dentition; relatively short dorsal-fin spine with 15 or fewer serrae; both inner and outer mandibular barbels crenulated; a slender body (body depth at anus 15.1-18.4% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 6.7-8.3% SL); a short adipose fin base (length 43.3-48.9% SL); the genital papilla in males touching the base of the first anal-fin ray; a uniformly brown body without both a pale midlateral stripe and pale blotches on the sides of the body. |
| Sexing | Males have a prominent genital papilla in front of the anal fin and longer barbels. |
| General Remarks | Occurs in large muddy rivers. Feeds on small fishes, benthic invertebrates and large amounts of plant detritus. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Chao Phraya, Bang Pakong and Mekong drainages in mainland Southeast Asia. Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Mekong  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Thailand Waters, Bang Pakong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.4 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily accepts prepared foods. Frozen brineshrimp appears to produce the most activity from the fish and frozen bloodworm is also relished. |
| Furniture | The fish loves tangles of plants which it carefully inspects for morsels of food after lights out. A suitably sized pipe or cave is required for this fish as it can quite easily damage itself in panic if this is not provided and easily accessed by the fish. Heater elements should be guarded or positioned so that they are not used for refuge - this fish is prone to heater burns. |
| Compatibility | A timid fish that does well in a sizeable aquarium inhabited by smaller fish. Although a night-time prowler, even small fish are safe enough. Conspecifics may be aggressively territorial. |
| Breeding | Not reported. Spawns at the beginning of the rainy season and utilizes the flooded forests along the river edge. Juveniles appear in August. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 Sep 26 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Jun 19 00:00) |
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