AquaticRepublic.com - Hemibagrus spilopterus (Bagridae) All Fishes

Underwater: Rajaprabha artificial lake
Underwater: Rajaprabha artificial lake
Underwater: Rajaprabha artificial lake, Thailand

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus spilopterus** Ng & Rainboth, 1999
Common Name
Type Locality	Bassac River at village of Prek Chey on Vietnamese border, 10°57'N, 105°06'E, Kandal, Cambodia.
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus.
Species Information
Size	309mm or 12.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the genus Hemibagrus are bagrid catfishes that can attain standard lengths of up to 800 mm and are found in large rivers throughout the Indian subcontinent,Southeast and East Asia. Members of this genus have depressed heads,rugose head shields not covered by skin,a slender occipital process and moderately long adipose fins.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: known only from the lower Mekong drainage in Cambodia. Login to view the map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 47 (no. 2), pp 562, Figs. 5, 7a, 8a.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2014 Aug 18 03:45 (species record created: 2013 Mar 07 04:41)