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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus nemurus** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Java
Synonym(s)	Bagrus nemurus, Macrones nemurus, Mystus nemurus
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ - nee moo russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus. From the Greek nema, meaning thread and oura, meaning tail. In reference to the filaemntous extensions on the dorsalmost principal caudal rays.
Species Information
Size	650mm (25.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Easily distinguished from other bagrids in having a flat head, relatively short adipose fin, and filamentous extensions to the dorsal- and caudal-fin rays. Distinguished from congeners in lacking any distinctive coloration on the body or fins.
Sexing	Males have an elongate gential papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia. Mekong (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Greater Sunda Island Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Mekong , Xe Bangfai (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH	6.0 - 7.6
Temperature	20.0-27.0°C or 68-80.6°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will eat a wide variety of live, frozen and prepared foods. Meaty foods are particularly relished, as are smaller fishes.
Furniture	Provide plenty of rock and driftwood, which should be securely fastened.
Compatibility	An aggressive loner. As with other Hemibagrus specis, very intolerant of other fish inhabiting the same tank. What it cannot eat, it will kill out of spite.
Breeding	The fish spawn in pools within rivers or within the flooded forest, usually depositing the eggs in a substrate of leaves and twigs. The parents apparently exhibit brood care.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) arapaima (p: 2), (2) Silurus, (3) Moomoo, (4) Mystic Vampyre, (5) Redtailrob, (6) Shovelnose, (7) arapaimag (k: 5), who also notes: "For its size one of the nastiest fish I own.". 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.
More Resources	- Search Planet Catfish for more on Hemibagrus nemurus - BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts) - Look up Hemibagrus nemurus on AquaticRepublic.com - Look up Hemibagrus nemurus on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search. - URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)
Hits	11384 hits.
Last Update	2008 Feb 05 05:04 (species record created: 2002 Feb 27 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Java

Synonym(s)

Bagrus nemurus, Macrones nemurus, Mystus nemurus

Pronunciation

HEM ee BAG russ - nee moo russ

Etymology

From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus. From the Greek nema, meaning thread and oura, meaning tail. In reference to the filaemntous extensions on the dorsalmost principal caudal rays.

Species Information

Size

650mm (25.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Easily distinguished from other bagrids in having a flat head, relatively short adipose fin, and filamentous extensions to the dorsal- and caudal-fin rays.
Distinguished from congeners in lacking any distinctive coloration on the body or fins.

Sexing

Males have an elongate gential papilla in front of the anal fin.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia.
Mekong Show it on a map

(hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Greater Sunda Island Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Mekong Show it on a map

, Xe Bangfai (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)

6.0 - 7.6

Temperature

20.0-27.0°C or 68-80.6°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Will eat a wide variety of live, frozen and prepared foods. Meaty foods are particularly relished, as are smaller fishes.

Furniture

Provide plenty of rock and driftwood, which should be securely fastened.

Compatibility

An aggressive loner. As with other Hemibagrus specis, very intolerant of other fish inhabiting the same tank. What it cannot eat, it will kill out of spite.

Breeding

The fish spawn in pools within rivers or within the flooded forest, usually depositing the eggs in a substrate of leaves and twigs. The parents apparently exhibit brood care.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) arapaima (p: 2), (2) Silurus, (3) Moomoo, (4) Mystic Vampyre, (5) Redtailrob, (6) Shovelnose, (7) arapaimag (k: 5), who also notes: "For its size one of the nastiest fish I own.".

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Breeding Reports

None.

More Resources

- Search Planet Catfish for more on Hemibagrus nemurus
Link

- BBcode (for use in linking to this page from forum posts)
Look up AquaticRepublic.com

- Look up Hemibagrus nemurus on AquaticRepublic.com
Look up Fishbase

- Look up Hemibagrus nemurus on Fishbase, I.T.I.S. or ispecies search.
Link

- URL (for use in linking to the species from anywhere on the web)

Hits

11384 hits.

Last Update

2008 Feb 05 05:04 (species record created: 2002 Feb 27 00:00)

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