Cranoglanis
bouderius (Richardson, 1846)
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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:
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Helmet Catfish |
Synonyms: |
Bagrus bouderius, Cranoglanis bouderius
bouderius, Macrones sinensis, Cranoglanis sinensis |
Family: |
Cranoglanididae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Kwangsi-Province
in China, Zhu-jiang River |
Size: |
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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