Cranoglanis
bouderius (Richardson, 1846)
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Zhou
Hang (1) Freshwater
Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
(1) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(2) |
| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
There is not
much information on the keeping of Cranoglanis species
but they are predators so would need to take this into account if
purchasing. Not seen very often in the hobby. Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 28 - 29. No scale,
straight and complete lateral line. Short dorsal fin, the highest
ray almost equals the length of the head. Long maxillary barbel
reaches to the middle of the pectoral fin. Swimming bladder is heart-shaped,
divided into three chambers. Olive colored body, gradually become
white starting from the stomach. All fins white grey. Found in river
bottom with clear water flows. Lives on shrimps and small fishes.
Usually caught as a food fish. |
| Common
Name: |
Helmet
Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus
bouderius, Cranoglanis bouderius bouderius, Macrones sinensis, Cranoglanis sinensis |
| Family: |
Cranoglanididae
blycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Kwangsi-Province in China, Zhu-jiang River |
| Size:
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43cm
(17ins) |
| Temp: |
20-24°C
(67-75°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Zheng, C.-Y.
1990 Cranoglanididae. p. 294-297. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y.
Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes
of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou.
589 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(03/2012). |
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