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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Bagrichthys vaillantii (Popta, 1906) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | ?Teba [Teluk Tebaq], 0°06'11.1"N, 115°30'33.3"E, Mahakam River, eastern Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagroides vaillantii, Leiocassis macropterus |
| Pronunciation | bag RICK thiss |
| Etymology | Bagrichthys: From bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names, and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Members of the highly specialized and unusually-shaped bagrid catfish genus Bagrichthys Bleeker, 1858, live in large muddy rivers throughout Southeast Asia and are characterised by their elongate and laterally compressed caudal peduncle, the dorsally-directed serrations on the posterior edge of the dorsal-fin spine, gill membranes united but free from the isthmus, and a long adipose fin without a free posterior margin (Roberts, 1989). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Indonesia. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 27, pp 228. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.23.3808 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:55 (species record created: 2011 Sep 18 01:23) |