Hemibagrus
maydelli (Rössel, 1964) |
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Beta
Mahatvaraj (1) |
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| Relevant
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Dorsal spines (total):
2 - 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 7; Anal soft rays: 12 –
14; Vertebrae: 52. Distinguished from its congeners by a unique
combination of the following characters: head length 30.8-32.4%
SL, length of caudal peduncle 15.3-16.1% SL, depth of caudal peduncle
7.8-8.5% SL, dorsal to adipose distance 4.0-7.0% SL, eye diameter
11.5- 12.3% HL, 52 vertebrae, and olive green body with orange
fins. Inhabits rivers. In Nagarjunasagar reservoir, this species
contributed to the commercial fishery to the extent of 1 to 3 t
per annum during 1976-80 |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Mystus
maydelli |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: middle reaches of the Krishna river drainage
in southern India. Type locality: Indien, Wadgaon,
Bhima-Fluss. |
| Size:
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150cm.SL
(5ft) |
| Temp: |
21-28°C
(69-83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Ng, H.H. and C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. 2000 A review of the genus Hemibagrus in
Southern Asia, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Cal.
Acad. Sci. 52(11):125-142. |
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