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| Scientific Name | Bagarius vegrandis Ng & Kottelat, 2021 |
| Common Names | Dwarf Goonch Thailandsk Djævlemalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Mekong River at Ban Tha Kai, 21 km downstream of Mukdahan, 16 km east of Mukdahan by road, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand, 16°27'N, 104°51'E. |
| Pronunciation | bag are ee uss |
| Etymology | Bagarius: From the Bengali name of the fish (Vaghari). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022. |
| 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 | |
| Reference | Zootaxa 4926 (no. 1), pp 135, Figs. 1-2, 6a. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Aug 17 09:17 (species record created: 2014 Oct 31 03:54) |