 Summary of Bagarius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | bag are ee uss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Bagarius: From the Bengali name of the fish (Vaghari). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compatibility | Reports exist of very anti-social behaviour amongst these fish in captivity so introduce other (large) fishes with extreme care. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sexing | Unknown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 200mm, largest 1700mm, average 1025mm, most commonly 700mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 6 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 5 species (83%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Kept Species | |
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| 1. | Bagarius yarrelli (50%) |
| 2. | Bagarius bagarius (23.33%) |
| 3. | Bagarius rutilus (10%) |
| 4. | Bagarius suchus (10%) |
| 5. | Bagarius sp. `INDOCHINA` (6.67%) |
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| Distribution of selected Bagarius species | |
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/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/bagarius/1.jpg "Bagarius bagarius - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/rutilus/1.jpg "Bagarius rutilus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/sp`dwarf`/1.jpg "Bagarius sp. `DWARF` - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/sp`indochina`/1.jpg "Bagarius sp. `INDOCHINA` - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/suchus/1.jpg "Bagarius suchus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/sisoridae/bagarius/yarrelli/1.jpg "Bagarius yarrelli - Click for species page")