Olyra longicaudata • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Olyra longicaudata** McClelland, 1842
Common Name(s)	Asian Fighting Catfish, Bannertail Catfish
Type Locality	Kasyah [Khasi] Hills, Meghalaya, India
Synonym(s)	Olyra longicaudatus
Pronunciation	oh LIE rah - long gee cohd ATT uss
Etymology	Olyra: From the Greek olyra, meaning a kind of grain (probably rye); probably in allusion to the shape of the fish. The specific epithet comes from the Latin longus, meaning long and cauda, meaning tail; in reference to the extremely long caudal fin.
Species Information
Size	110mm (4.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished from congeners by the extremely long upper lobe of the (forked) caudal fin. The populations from the Tenasserim region in southern Myanmar and the Mae Khlong drainage in western Thailand may represent distinct species.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Northeast India, possibly to Myanmar and western Thailand. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.0
Temperature	16.0-22.0°C or 60.8-71.6°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Strong current preferred.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets.
Furniture	Tank should be furnished with rocks and one or two pieces of driftwood. The rocks should be arranged such that enough crevices are created for the fish to hide in.
Compatibility	Compatible with most other community fish. Congeners are extremely territorial and will fight, even when placed in a large tank. Best kept in an Asian hillstream biotope with fast-water cyprinids (e.g. Barilius or Danio) and loaches (e.g. Schistura).
Breeding	Not reported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) RobDoran1, (2) Shovelnose. 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	2003 Nov 08 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Jul 03 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Olyra longicaudata McClelland, 1842

Common Name(s)

Asian Fighting Catfish, Bannertail Catfish

Type Locality

Kasyah [Khasi] Hills, Meghalaya, India

Synonym(s)

Olyra longicaudatus

Pronunciation

oh LIE rah - long gee cohd ATT uss

Etymology

Olyra: From the Greek olyra, meaning a kind of grain (probably rye); probably in allusion to the shape of the fish. The specific epithet comes from the Latin longus, meaning long and cauda, meaning tail; in reference to the extremely long caudal fin.

Species Information

Size

110mm (4.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Distinguished from congeners by the extremely long upper lobe of the (forked) caudal fin. The populations from the Tenasserim region in southern Myanmar and the Mae Khlong drainage in western Thailand may represent distinct species.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Northeast India, possibly to Myanmar and western Thailand.
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.0

Temperature

16.0-22.0°C or 60.8-71.6°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Strong current preferred.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets.

Furniture

Tank should be furnished with rocks and one or two pieces of driftwood. The rocks should be arranged such that enough crevices are created for the fish to hide in.

Compatibility

Compatible with most other community fish.
Congeners are extremely territorial and will fight, even when placed in a large tank.
Best kept in an Asian hillstream biotope with fast-water cyprinids (e.g. Barilius or Danio) and loaches (e.g. Schistura).

Breeding

Not reported.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) RobDoran1, (2) Shovelnose.

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.

Articles