Horabagrus
brachysoma (Günther,
1864) |
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Relevant Information: |
Found in backwaters. Marketed live.
Contributes to a local fishery during rainy season. The Horabagrus
genera including H.brachysoma and H.
nigricollaris were originally placed in the Bagridae
family but work carried out by JAYARAM suggested that the Horabagrus
were more closely related to the Schilbidae family but could
be given their own family, Horabagridae, with some species taken
out of the Schilbidae that are phylogenetically different.
Aquarium Care: Will need a large tank with places to
hide as they are extremely nocturnal and will only be seen sporadically
during the day. Diet: Will eat most prepared
foods and is an easy fish to keep as long as tankmates are not
too small as they will eat small fish. Colour in the tank can
vary from light to very dark depending on lighting and substrate. |
Common
Name: |
Golden Red Tail Catfish,
Sun Catfish |
Synonyms: |
Macrones chryseus, Mystus chryseus,
Pseudobagrus brachysoma, Pseudobagrus chryseus |
Family: |
Bagridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Vernbanad
Lake and estuaries of Kerala and southwestern Karnataka, India.
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Size: |
30cm. (12ins) |
Temp: |
23-25°C (73-77°F) |
p.H. |
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.
K.C. Jayaram. 2006, Catfishes of India. Narendera
Publishing House. 383p. |
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