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| Scientific Name | Bagarius suchus Roberts, 1983 |
| Common Name(s) | Crocodile Catfish |
| Type Locality | Kemrat, Thailand. |
| Pronunciation | soo kess |
| Etymology | Bagarius: From the Bengali name of the fish (Vaghari). The specific epithet comes from the Greek souchos, which is the Egyptian name for the crocodile. In reference to the crocodile-like appearance of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 700mm (27.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Rugose dorsal surface of bony cranium and predorsal plate exposed (not covered by skin); a median sharp ridge on supraoccipital crest and paired sharp longitudinal ridges on predorsal plate; skin on sides of head and on body with closely set beadlike or granular protuberances (resembling those of gecko skin) of similar size; body depth 7.9-9.3 (mean 8.5); a darkly pigmented spot or blotch on side of body midway between darkly pigmented bands associated with bases of dorsal and adipose fins. The skin above the neural spines anterior and posterior to the adipose fin always forms large ridges or humps (seven to nine in front of the adipose fin, three to five behind it), much more prominent and more numerous than the relatively weak humps or ridges sometimes formed over the neural spines in B. bagarius and rarely present and even more weakly developed in B. yarrelli. In B. suchus the adipose fin origin tends to lie even further posterior than i n B. bagarius (and therefore much further posteriorly than in B. yarrelli), and the distance separating the dorsal and adipose fins is much greater in B. suchus than in B. bagarius or B. yarrelli. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in mainland 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) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 18.0-23.0°C or 64.4-73.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Cool, fast-flowing water required for this rapid dwelling fish. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Larval foods such as bloodworm and also shrimp. larger morsels (including fish) can be offered as the fish grows. |
| Furniture | Large, smooth and rounded stones over a sandy substrate. Provide a large rock or piece of driftwood for it to hide under. |
| Compatibility | Best kept alone, given its predatory nature. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Will eat or dismantle most tankmates. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Copeia1983 (no. 2) - pp442 - Figs. 2c, 4 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Mar 02 13:31 (species record created: 2005 May 23 00:00) |
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