Hemibagrus
guttatus (Lacepède, 1803) |
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Freshwater
Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
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| Relevant
Information: |
Can be
identified by the long adipose fin and the scattered spots. Dorsal
spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays:
10 - 13. Smooth head, covered by thin membrane. The maxillary barbel
could reach pelvic fin. Well developed adipose fin, about 3 times
the length of the dorsal fin, starting from near the back of the
dorsal fin. Body nude without scale. Complete lateral line from
the head till the caudal fin. Light brownish in color, white in
stomach. Body with a few scattered black spots. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Pimelodus
guttatus, Mystus guttatus |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Qiantangjiang,
Jiulongjiang, Hanjiang, Zhujiang, Yuanjiang, China, Nam Xam and
Nam Ma Basins, Laos, and Red River. Type locality:
China. |
| Size:
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57cm. (22¾ins) |
| Temp: |
21-28°C
(69-83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Kottelat, M. 2001
Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198
p. |
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Family: Bagridae
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