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Bagridae


These catfish are found throughout Asia and usually sport 4 pairs of barbels. The African bagrids can now be found in their own family; Claroteidae. The vast majority of this family are predators so they should not be kept with small fishes. Their bodies are naked and most posess large adipose fins and a small anal fin.

The Bagridae family have four pairs of well-developed barbels covered by a layer of taste bud-enriched epithelium.

 

IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
Scientific Names > Common Names > Synonyms > Image Contributors

Northern Aquatics
Mystus tengara
 
Denise R. Archambeault
Sperata aor
 
Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia
Bagrichthys majusculus
Hemibagrus filamentus, Hemibagrus filamentus
Hemibagrus spilopterus, Hemibagrus spilopterus
Mystus albolineatus, Mystus albolineatus  
Mystus castaneus
Tachysurus nudiceps
Tachysurus tokiensis
 
Zierfisch Zentrum Austria
Bagroides melapterus
 
Native Fishes of Bangladesh
Mystus tengara
 
Bleeker, P., The Fishes of the Indian Archipelago
Leiocassis poeciloptera
 
Hippocampus Bildarchiv
Bagrus docmak, Bagrus docmak
Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus variegatus
 
Daniel Blom
Hyalobagrus flavus 
 
Danny Blundel
Sperata aor, Sperata aor, Sperata aor, Sperata aor
 
Arnob Bora
Batasio tengana
Mystus cavasius
 
John Bradley
Hyalobagrus flavus
 
Stuart Brown
Batasio fluviatilis
Tachysurus trilineatus, Tachysurus trilineatus
 
Priyankar Chakraborty
Mystus dibrugarensis, Mystus dibrugarensis, Mystus dibrugarensis
Olyra praestigiosa, Olyra praestigiosa, Olyra praestigiosa, Olyra praestigiosa
 
Chen et al. 2024
Tachysurus flumendraco, Tachysurus flumendraco, Tachysurus flumendraco
 
Vedran Cuncic
Bagrichthys macracanthus
 
Karl-Heinz Dau (Stamps)
Bagrus docmak
Tachysurus sinensis
 
Julian Dignall @ Planet Catfish
Bagrichthys macracanthus
Hyalobagrus flavus 
 
Mark Duffill
Pseudomystus funebris
 
Nick Froud
Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides
 
Ian Fuller @ CorydorasWorld
Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis
 
Yann Fulliquet
Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus 
 
Steven Grant @ Catfishes of the World
Bagroides melapterus 
Mystus carcio  
Mystus gulio
 
Hugh Gray
Pseudomystus stenomus
 
Frank M. Greco
Batasio fasciolatus
 
Chaiwut Grudpan
Bagrichthys obscurus
 
Julian Haffegee
Mystus leucophasis
 
Dr. Nasser Halaweh
Hemibagrus filamentus
 
Zhou Hang
Bagrichthys hypselopterus, Bagrichthys hypselopterus
Hemibagrus macropterus, Hemibagrus macropterus
Hemibagrus wyckii
Hemibagrus wyckioides
Tachysurus albomarginatus
Tachysurus argentivittatus
Tachysurus crassilabris
Tachysurus dumerili, Tachysurus dumerili
Tachysurus gracilis, Tachysurus gracilis
Tachysurus intermedius, Tachysurus intermedius
Tachysurus sinensis, Tachysurus sinensis
Tachysurus tenuis
Tachysurus trilineatus, Tachysurus trilineatus, Tachysurus trilineatus, Tachysurus trilineatus
Tachysurus truncatus
Tachysurus vachellii
Tachysurus virgatus, Tachysurus virgatus, Tachysurus virgatus, Tachysurus virgatus   
 
Christian Hauzar
Mystus leucophasis, Mystus leucophasis
 
Hayath
Mystus gulio, Mystus gulio
 
Mostafa Hossain
Hemibagrus menoda, Hemibagrus menoda, Hemibagrus menoda
Olyra longicaudata, Olyra longicaudata
 
Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand
Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus, Hemibagrus microphthalmus
Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii
Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides, Hemibagrus wyckioides
Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus atrifasciatus
Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti
Mystus mysticetus
Mystus singaringan, Mystus singaringan, Mystus singaringan, Mystus singaringan
Mystus velifer, Mystus velifer
Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis
Sperata aor, Sperata aor, Sperata aor 
Florida Museum of Natural History
Mystus castaneus
 
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
Hemibagrus guttatus
Hemibagrus macropterus
Leiocassis virgatus
Tachysurus albomarginatus
Tachysurus brevicaudatus
Tachysurus dumerili
Tachysurus eupogon
Tachysurus pratti
Tachysurus nitidus
Tachysurus ussuriensis, Tachysurus ussuriensis
Tachysurus vachellii
 
Keith Jackson
Bagroides melapterus
 
Allan James @ ScotCat
Bagrichthys macracanthus, Bagrichthys macracanthus, Bagrichthys macracanthus
Bagroides melapterus
Batasio dayi
Batasio fluviatilis
Batasio tigrinus, Batasio tigrinus, Batasio tigrinus
Hemibagrus nemurus
Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii
Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus, Hyalobagrus flavus 
Leiocassis micropogon, Leiocassis micropogon, Leiocassis micropogon, Leiocassis micropogon
Leiocassis poeciloptera
Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus atrifasciatus, Mystus atrifasciatus
Mystus bimaculatus, Mystus bimaculatus
Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti, Mystus bocourti
Mystus carcio  
Mystus castaneus, Mystus castaneus
Mystus falcarius, Mystus falcarius
Mystus leucophasis, Mystus leucophasis
Mystus mysticetus
Mystus pulcher, Mystus pulcher, Mystus pulcher, Mystus pulcher
Mystus rhegma, Mystus rhegma
Mystus vittatus 
Nanobagrus stellatus
Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara
Sperata acicularis, Sperata acicularis
Tachysurus trilineatus
 
Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library
Bagrichthys majusculus, Bagrichthys majusculus
Batasio affinis, Batasio affinis, Batasio affinis
Batasio dayi, Batasio dayi, Batasio dayi
Batasio fluviatilis, Batasio fluviatilis, Batasio fluviatilis
Hemibagrus olyroides, Hemibagrus olyroides
Hemibagrus punctatus, Hemibagrus punctatus
Hemibagrus variegatus 
Hemibagrus wyckioides
Leiocassis micropogon, Leiocassis micropogon
Mystus bimaculatus, Mystus bimaculatus, Mystus bimaculatus
Mystus bleekeri
Mystus cf. gulio, Mystus cf. gulio 
Mystus gulio
Mystus leucophasis, Mystus leucophasis, Mystus leucophasis
Mystus multiradiatus, Mystus multiradiatus, Mystus multiradiatus 
Mystus mysticetus 
Mystus pulcher
Mystus vittatus
Mystus wolffii, Mystus wolffii, Mystus wolffii, Mystus wolffii
Pseudomystus funebris, Pseudomystus funebris
Pseudomystus heokhuii
Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara
Sperata aor 
Tachysurus dumerili
Tachysurus sinensis, Tachysurus sinensis, Tachysurus sinensis
 
Markus Kaluza
Bagrus meridionalis, Bagrus meridionalis  
 
University of Kansas 
Mystus bleekeri
 
Sadit Khan
Mystus cavasius
 
Ng HH, Kottelat M., 2023
Mystus celator, Mystus celator, Mystus celator
 
Rahul Kumar
Mystus canarensis, Mystus canarensis, Mystus canarensis
 
Carsten K. Larsen
Bagrus meridionalis, Bagrus meridionalis
 
Ben Lee @ amiidae.com
Bagrus docmak
Hemibagrus menoda, Hemibagrus menoda  
Olyra praestigiosa  
Sperata acicularis, Sperata acicularis
 
Frants Lehmann (Stamps)
Bagrus bajad 
Bagrus docmak
Mystus vittatus 
Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis
Tachysurus nudiceps
 
Keith Liddell
Bagroides melapterus
 
Balaram Mahalder
Sperata seenghala
 
Beta Mahatvaraj
Bagrichthys macracanthus, Bagrichthys macracanthus
Batasio batasio
Batasio merianiensis, Batasio merianiensis, Batasio merianiensis, Batasio merianiensis, Batasio merianiensis  
Batasio tengana, Batasio tengana, Batasio tengana, Batasio tengana
Batasio travancoria, Batasio travancoria, Batasio travancoria
Hemibagrus maydelli
Mystus bleekeri
Mystus dibrugarensis
Mystus malabaricus
Mystus vittatus, Mystus vittatus
Olyra longicaudata
Olyra praestigiosa
Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara
 
Abhisek Mishra
Batasio fasciolatus, Batasio fasciolatus
Hemibagrus punctatus
Mystus malabaricus
Mystus tengara
Olyra longicaudata, Olyra longicaudata
Olyra praestigiosa
Olyra saginata, Olyra saginata, Olyra saginata
Sperata lamarrii, Sperata lamarrii, Sperata lamarrii, Sperata lamarrii, Sperata lamarrii
 
Ian Morgan
Mystus mysticetus
 
Florida Museum 
Hemibagrus spilopterus, Hemibagrus spilopterus
 
Nakamura, M; Keys to the Freshwater Fishes of Japan Fully Illustrated in Colors
Coreobagrus ichikawai, Coreobagrus ichikawai
Tachysurus aurantiacus, Tachysurus aurantiacus
Tachysurus nudiceps, Tachysurus nudiceps
 
Jiku Ngando
Bagrus docmak
 
Michael K. Oliver @ The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi, Africa
Bagrus meridionalis 
 
Hamid Badar Osmany
Mystus cavasius
 
Nonn Panitvong @ Siamensis.org
Batasio fluviatilis
Mystus rufescens
Mystus velifer
 
Piscesilim
Batasio fluviatilis
 
Cheilinus Aquarium Photography
Batasio dayi, Batasio dayi
Mystus pulcher, Mystus pulcher
Mystus vittatus
Olyra longicaudata
Tachysurus argentivittatus, Tachysurus argentivittatus
Tachysurus gracilis
 
Dr. Mathews Plamoottil
Batasio flavus, Batasio flavus, Batasio flavus
Mystus armatus
Mystus catapogon, Mystus catapogon, Mystus catapogon
Mystus heoki, Mystus heoki
Mystus indicus, Mystus indicus
Mystus keletius
Mystus keralai, Mystus keralai, Mystus keralai
Mystus menoni, Mystus menoni, Mystus menoni
Mystus montanus
Mystus seengtee
 
Sadit Khan/Humaun Kabir Rahat
Olyra praestigiosa
 
Chris Ralph
Hemibagrus wyckii, Hemibagrus wyckii
Hemibagrus wyckioides
Mystus bimaculatus, Mystus bimaculatus, Mystus bimaculatus
Mystus carcio, Mystus carcio, Mystus carcio, Mystus carcio, Mystus carcio        
Mystus mysticetus, Mystus mysticetus
Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis
Pseudomystus stenomus, Pseudomystus stenomus
 
Andrew Rao
Batasio travancoria, Batasio travancoria, Batasio travancoria
Hemibagrus menoda, Hemibagrus menoda
Mystus bleekeri, Mystus bleekeri
Mystus canarensis
Mystus cavasius, Mystus cavasius
Sperata aor, Sperata aor
 
Dave Rinaldo
Pseudomystus stenogrammus
 
Andrew Rushworth
Pseudomystus heokhuii
 
David Sands
Bagrichthys macracanthus  
 
Karsten Schönherr
Mystus malabaricus
 
Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Hemibagrus pluriradiatus, Hemibagrus pluriradiatus
Tachysurus crassilabris
Tachysurus sinensis
 
Drake Shaw @ Crazy Aqua Studio
Tachysurus dumerili
Tachysurus truncatus
Tachysurus virgatus, Tachysurus virgatus, Tachysurus virgatus
 
Nikhil Sood
Mystus canarensis
Olyra longicaudata
 
Original source
Hemibagrus filamentus
Mystus montanus
 
Staticd
Mystus seengtee
Sperata seenghala
 
Adrian Taylor
Nanobagrus stellatus, Nanobagrus stellatus, Nanobagrus stellatus, Nanobagrus stellatus, Nanobagrus stellatus
Pseudomystus stenomus
Rama chandramara, Rama chandramara
Sperata acicularis, Sperata acicularis
 
The Fishes of Taiwan
Tachysurus adiposalis
 
Hendra Tommy
Nanobagrus immaculatus, Nanobagrus immaculatus
Pseudomystus stenogrammus, Pseudomystus stenogrammus
 
Mark Towers
Bagrus docmak
 
Kamphol Udomritthiruj
Bagrichthys obscurus
Leiocassis poeciloptera
Mystus albolineatus
Mystus atrifasciatus
Mystus falcarius
Mystus multiradiatus
Mystus pulcher
Mystus rhegma
Mystus rufescens
 
Ashwin Viswanathan
Mystus montanus, Mystus montanus
 
Choy Heng Wah
Hyalobagrus flavus 
 
Robin Warne
Mystus gulio, Mystus gulio, Mystus gulio
 
Katsutoshi Watanabe
Coreobagrus ichikawai
 
Reinhold Wawrzynski
Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus, Hemibagrus nemurus
Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis, Pseudomystus siamensis
 
Than Win
Mystus rufescens
 
World Records Freshwater Fishing
Hemibagrus maydelli
 
Karel Zahrádka
Mystus singaringan
 
Zhou J-J et al 2024
Tachysurus adiposalis, Tachysurus adiposalis
Tachysurus albomarginatus
Tachysurus analis
Tachysurus brachyrhabdion
Tachysurus gracilis
Tachysurus pratti
Tachysurus truncatus
Tachysurus wuyueensis, Tachysurus wuyueensis, Tachysurus wuyueensis, Tachysurus wuyueensis
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