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| Scientific Name | Bagrus bajad (Forsskål, 1775) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Nile R., Egypt. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus bayad, Bagrus bayad macropterus, Porcus bajad, Porcus bayad, Porcus docmac bayad, Silurus bajad |
| Pronunciation | BAG russ - BAH yard |
| Etymology | The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.). The specific epithet comes from the Arabic name of the fish (bayad). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 720mm (28.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Distinguished in having dorsal fin rays produced into short filaments, predorsal distance 2.4-2.6 times in standard length and head width 1.7-2.2 times in head length. |
| Sexing | Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin. |
| General Remarks | Occurs in water less than 12 m deep. Preys on small fish, particularly Alestes spp., also feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, vegetable matter. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Nile River, Lake Chad, Niger and Sénégal River, Lakes Mobutu (Lake Albert) and Turkana. Reported from Sanaga River basin. African Waters  , Chad (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nile (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Nigeria Rivers, Niger (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Western Rift Valley Lakes, Albert (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Eastern Rift Valley Lakes , Turkana (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Cameroon rivers, Sanaga (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets. Will eat smaller fishes. |
| Furniture | Provide plenty of driftwood as hiding places. |
| Compatibility | Although young fish can be kept with other fish of equal or larger sizes, adult fish are aggressive and should be kept alone.€ |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Descr. Animalium - pp66, xiii |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2004 Nov 28 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Aug 30 00:00) |
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