Bagrus docmak • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Bagrus docmak** (Forsskål, 1775)
Common Name(s)	Semutundu
Type Locality	Lower Nile river delta.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus docmac docmac, Bagrus docmac niger, Bagrus koenigi, Porcus docmac, Porcus docmac docmac, Porcus docmac niger, Silurus docmak
Pronunciation	BAG russ - DOCK mack
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.). The origin of the specific epithet is unclear and may come from a local name of the fish.
Species Information
Size	1100mm (43.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished in having dorsal fin rays hardly or not filamentous and head width 1.4-1.6 times in head length.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
General Remarks	Widespread in both shallow and deep water. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks and fish.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Volta and Lake Chad basins. East African rift lakes, except Lake Kivu, where it was introduced in 1959 and 1960, apparently without success. African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.4 - 8.2
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 - pp65, xiii
Registered Keepers	(1) Silurus. 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	2005 Nov 23 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775)

Common Name(s)

Semutundu

Type Locality

Lower Nile river delta.

Synonym(s)

Bagrus docmac docmac, Bagrus docmac niger, Bagrus koenigi, Porcus docmac, Porcus docmac docmac, Porcus docmac niger, Silurus docmak

Pronunciation

BAG russ - DOCK mack

Etymology

The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.). The origin of the specific epithet is unclear and may come from a local name of the fish.

Species Information

Size

1100mm (43.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Distinguished in having dorsal fin rays hardly or not filamentous and head width 1.4-1.6 times in head length.

Sexing

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

General Remarks

Widespread in both shallow and deep water. Feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks and fish.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Africa: Nile, Niger, Senegal, Volta and Lake Chad basins. East African rift lakes, except Lake Kivu, where it was introduced in 1959 and 1960, apparently without success.
African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there)