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| Scientific Name | Horabagrus brachysoma (Günther, 1864) |
| Common Name(s) | Bullseye Catfish, Golden Red Tail Catfish, Solar Catfish, Sun Catfish |
| Type Locality | Cochinchine [? s. Vietnam]. |
| Synonym(s) | Pseudobagrus brachysoma |
| Pronunciation | HOE ra BAG russ - brack ee SO mah |
| Etymology | Horabagrus: Named after SL Hora, the Indian ichthyologist, and bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm (17.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Young fish are similar to H. nigricollaris particularly if unsettled. In H. nigricollaris the black collar stripe extends from mid-body around to the top of the fishes head, whereas in H. brachysoma it remains a distinct spot. Baensch reports the maximum length as 130mm. Imports have been recorded larger than this size and the maximum size given elsewhere in hobby literature is 450mm. |
| Sexing | Unknown |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Kerala State, Southern India Indian waters, Kerala State Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 23.0-25.0°C or 73.4-77°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | An easy fish to feed. All prepared and frozen foods are greedily taken. |
| Furniture | A light shy catfish which will only be venture forth during the day in dimly lit tanks. Caves (or lots of plants for smaller individuals) are required. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful with other and it's own species. Not to be trusted with smaller fish though. |
| Breeding | Unknown. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Cat. Fishesv. 5 - pp86 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) natefrog, (2) biggestmike, (3) Daniel Machado, (4) Silurus, (5) gage, (6) Freakdaddy (k: 4), (7) fishie650, (8) kntrygrl4lyfe, (9) Greer, (10) Kjlossman, (11) Nikita, who also notes: "Kept in a 72 x 24 x 24 aquarium (at the mo), black sand substrate, mopani and bog wood for hidey-holes. Kept with cory cats, a syno, a pearl cat, plecs and large barbs. Called George. Currently 11" TL and growing slowly.", (12) LindsayB, (13) Occellatus, (14) icekiki, (15) orspearo666, who also notes: "rescued it from a lady who bought the tank it was housed in. 9.5 inches long", (16) RedTail Cat, (17) Argentum (k: 3), (18) Tim D, (19) alderfish (k: 3), (20) Plunt, (21) Guanlong_wucaii, (22) San, (23) SalmonAfrica, (24) Dinyar, (25) blurock (k: 2), who also notes: "8" and 3"", (26) Moosipher, (27) GixxerBabe, (28) tezr (k: 2), (29) zedogz, (30) doesdavid, (31) Moomoo, (32) ahodge84 (k: 2), (33) willis30, (34) carolynkline, (35) SoCalDiscus, (36) pickles4601 (p: 2), (37) phenix, (38) Altifrons, (39) Hoyo12, (40) jessey (k: 2), (41) Greggyfest (k: 2), (42) PangasiusSutchi37 (k: 3), (43) 0210Miyo, (44) Shovelnose, who also notes: "Collected from the Chalakuddy River in Kerala. ", (45) Viktor Jarikov, who also notes: "Burmese sun catfish? Sold as Eclipse Catfish. Used to be somewhat active, with bigger fish present started to hide a lot. Good eater. Hides in plants too at various levels.", (46) rodrigd2, (47) drplec (k: 2), (48) steve_ansell1, (49) nature_lover, (50) highoctane500 (k: 4), (51) Bimmerboy12 (k: 10), (52) Bisclavret, (53) shivamotiram, (54) andy.cole94, (55) slayer5590 (k: 3), (56) juanitoman (k: 2), (57) arapaimag (k: 4), (58) Seagirt, who also notes: "He swims with the other cat and all the koi.", (59) minipol (p: 5), (60) knifegill, (61) bigamefish, (62) MrGT500, (63) CDM, (64) henward, (65) CatfishPownage63, (66) Gunna623 (k: 2), who also notes: "2 of my favorite fish. I never get to see either eat. And although approaching a year of ownership I havent noticed much growth.", (67) jtpleco, who also notes: "Bought a 3 incher for a 20G with the maximum size stated to be 6 inches. Figures afterwards I learn it grows to 3 times that. It is already 7 inches and has eaten a combined total of 1 foot of its tankmates. It ate one loach, four zebra danios, ten juvenile mystery snails, and possibly a 1" upside down catfish. It is now the sole inhabitant of a 20G aquarium. I plan to put a 4" common pleco with him to keep the algae from taking over the tank. The fish absolutely will not tolerate any light. It remains in its PVC pipe until the lights have been out at least ten minutes. Whenever this is removed for cleaning, the skin pales to a pinkish color. Tolerates virtually every tank condition and survived when the heater malfunctioned and kept the tank at 96 degrees Fahrenheit. The tank is currently at a normal 78 degrees.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Feb 26 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 17 00:00) |
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