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All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus olyroides** (Roberts, 1989)
Common Name	Rooster Catfish
Type Locality	Sintang Market (reportedly caught in Sungai Kebian), Borneo, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Mystus olyroides
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus.
Species Information
Size	202mm or 8" 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: Kapuas, Indonesia. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences No. 14, pp 124, Fig. 95.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 08 08:06 (species record created: 2007 Oct 28 11:01)