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Scientific Name | Bagarius sp. `SALWEEN` |
Common Name | |
Pronunciation | bag are ee uss |
Etymology | Bagarius: From the Bengali name of the fish (Vaghari). |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Larval foods such as bloodworm and also shrimp. larger morsels (including fish) can be offered as the fish grows. User data. |
Furniture | Large, smooth and rounded stones over a sandy substrate. |
Compatibility | In nature, it is a truly excellent predator, typically hunting in groups. In captivity, exhibits very anti-social behaviour so introduce other (large) fishes with extreme care as it reportedly eats scales and fin parts of some large fish kept with it. Will eat anything smaller. |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. To quote Baensch Vol. II, ''Who wants to breed this demon, anyway?''. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Look up B. sp. `SALWEEN` on PlanetCatfish.com | |
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Last Update | 2021 Feb 05 02:02 (species record created: 2021 Feb 04 20:06) |