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Scientific Name | Bagrichthys macropterus (Bleeker, 1854) |
Common Name | Glass Tail Catfish |
Type Locality | Moara kompeh, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
Synonym(s) | Bagroides macropterus, Pseudobagrichthys 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 | 300mm or 11.8" 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: Thailand to Indonesia. Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 5 (no. 3), pp 515. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.23.1912 | |
Last Update | 2019 Oct 09 04:56 (species record created: 2007 Nov 30 17:05) |