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Hemibagrus pluriradiatus (Vaillant, 1892) |
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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. No scale, complete lateral line. High rise dorsal fin shaped like a converted triangle, with 7-8 rays. Long adipose fin about 1.8-2.3 times the length of dorsal fin. Anal fin about 2/5 of the length of the adipose fin. Habitat: Adults prefer rivers with fast water, rapids. Colouration: No spot in the side, white stomach. Body plain dark brown. Etymology: The genus name Hemibagrus: Hemi- half; bagrus- from 'bagre', a South American name for a catfish, but is only used for African and Asian species. The specific name pluriradiatus: – pluri-, more; radiatus, rayed, having more dorsal-fin rays than other species of Macrones (a catch-all genus of Indian bagrids, now a synonym of Sperata) known at the time. |
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None |
Synonyms: |
Macrones pluriradiatus |
Family: |
Bagridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Yuianjiang, Hainan Island, China (Chu et al., 1999); Nam Xam basin, Laos, Red River, Viet Nam and China. Type locality: Tonkin. |
Size: |
21.5cm (8½ins) |
Temp: |
21-28°C (69-83°F) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.2. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
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