PlanetCatfish.com - Bagrus docmak (Bagridae) Cat-eLog

Sub-adult
Dorsal view
Adult caught in Lake Edward
Kazinga Channel, Western Region, Uganda
Kazinga Channel, Western Region, Uganda
Fishermans catch, Kazinga Channel, Western Region, Uganda
Habitat: Kazinga Channel, Western Region, Uganda
Habitat: Kazinga Channel, Western Region, Uganda
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Bagrus docmak** (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Name	Semutundu
Type Locality	Lower Nile river delta, Egypt.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus docmac, Bagrus docmac docmac, Bagrus docmac niger, Bagrus docmak niger, Bagrus docmar, Bagrus docmoc, Bagrus domac, Bagrus koenigi, Porcus docmac, Porcus docmac docmac, Porcus docmac niger, Silurus docmac, 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	1270mm or 50" 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
pH	6.4 - 8.2
Temperature	21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets. Will eat smaller fishes. User data.
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.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål), pp 65, xiii.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:55 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00)