/siluriformes/bagridae/hemibagrus/centralus/1.jpg "Hemibagrus centralus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hemibagrus centralus Mai, 1978 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Quang Binh province, central Vietnam. |
| Pronunciation | HEM ee BAG russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Members of the genus Hemibagrus are bagrid catfishes that can attain standard lengths of up to 800 mm and are found in large rivers throughout the Indian subcontinent,Southeast and East Asia. Members of this genus have depressed heads,rugose head shields not covered by skin,a slender occipital process and moderately long adipose fins. Hemibagrus centralus falls in the H.pluriradiatus species group and can be identified by uniform a brown body,deep caudal peduncle and a long adipose fin separated from the base of the last dorsal fin ray. |
| General Remarks | See also Ng, HH & M Kottelat, 2013. Revision of the Asian catfish genus Hemibagrus Bleeker, 1862(Teleostei: Siluriformes: Bagridae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 61: 205-291. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Viet Nam. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Identification of the fresh-water fishes of North Viet Nam v. 1, pp 253, Fig. 116. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.13.4618 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2013 Mar 07 04:37) |
