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| Scientific Name | Bagre bagre (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | In America meridionali (Central America, probably erroneous); Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagre filamentosus, Bagrus macronemus, Felichthys bagre, Felichthys filamentosus, Galeichthys gronovii, Mystus carolinensis, Paradiplomystes coruscans, Pimelodus coruscans, Silurus bagre |
| Pronunciation | BAG ray |
| Etymology | Bagre: From the Mozarabic bagre, taken from Greek, pagros, meaning fish (of the genus Dentex). Now used in Spanish vernacular to mean catfish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 550mm or 21.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 505. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. bagre on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up B. bagre on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. bagre on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. bagre on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.63.8570 | |
| Last Update | Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:57 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |