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Bagarius sp. "Salween" |
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Zhou Hang (1) |
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Aquarium Care: This really is a fish destined to live a solitary life due to the fact that it would eat just about any other occupant that it could fit inside its mouth. When keeping the this catfish it is essential to provide the fish with oxygen-rich water due to the fact that these fish are from highland streams. Regular 25% water changes are also appreciated by this catfish. Carry these changes out weekly and certainly no longer than fortnightly. Diet: This truly is a demon amongst the fish world, requiring meaty foods at all times. In the wild this fish would predate upon smaller fishes, but in an aquarium it can be persuaded to feed upon cockles, mussels, whole prawns, dead fish and earthworms. It is also documented that this catfish when kept with fish bigger than itself, that it would eat their scales. Remarks: There are now five Bagarius species described. The "Devil Catfish" Bagarius bagarius from the Indian subcontinent. The "Dwarf Goonch" B. vegrandis is found in Chao Phraya and the Mekong. The "Flat head Goonch" B. Suchus is found in Chao Phraya and the Mekong. The Giant B. lica is found in every basin except Salween. B. rutilis from Vietnam, and the undescribed species B. sp. salween which is only found in Salween. Bagarius lica Volz, 1903 resurrected from synonymy with B. yarrelli and now itself is a synonym of B. bagarius is a valid species from Southeast Asia. |
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Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Salween. |
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6.0-7.2. |
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Family: Sisoridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Bagarius
sp. "Salween" |
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