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| Scientific Name | Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Suarma (Meghna) drainage, Sharighat bazaar, 22 miles northeast of Sylhet-Shillong highway, Bangladesh [original Kosi River, Mahanandu River, and other rivers in north of Behar and Bengal, India]. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus corsula, Bagrus trachacanthus, Macrones corsula, Macrones menoda, Macrones menoda trachacanthus, Macrones trachacanthus, Mystus corsula, Mystus menoda, Mystus menoda menoda, Mystus menoda trachacanthus, Mystus trachacanthus, Pimelodus menoda |
| Pronunciation | HEM ee BAG russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus. |
Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm (17.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi and Godavari river drainages in Bangladesh and northern India. Also reported from Nepal. Indian waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indian waters, Padma, Ganges (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indian waters, Mahanadi (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Indian waters, Godavari (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
Further Information | |
| References | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches |
| Registered Keepers | (1) CatfishPownage63. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:34 (species record created: 2008 Jun 01 03:55) |
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