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Scientific Name	**Bagrus bajad** (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Name	Black Nile Catfish
Type Locality	Nile River, Egypt.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus bayad, Bagrus bayad bayad, Bagrus bayad macropterus, Bagrus bayed, Bagrus bayed macropterus, Porcus bajad, Porcus bayad, Porcus docmac bayad, Silurus bajad, Silurus bayad
Pronunciation	BAG russ - BAH yard
Etymology	The generic name comes from the Mozarabic bagre, taken from the Greek pagros, meaning a fish (Dentex sp.). The specific epithet comes from the Arabic name of the fish (bayad).
Species Information
Size	1120mm or 44.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Distinguished in having dorsal fin rays produced into short filaments, predorsal distance 2.4-2.6 times in standard length and head width 1.7-2.2 times in head length.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
General Remarks	Occurs in water less than 12 m deep. Preys on small fish, particularly Alestes spp., also feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, vegetable matter.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Nile River, Lake Chad, Niger and Sénégal River, Lakes Mobutu (Lake Albert) and Turkana. Reported from Sanaga River basin. African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Albert (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Sanaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.4 - 8.0
Temperature	21.0-27.0°C or 69.8-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Readily feeds on live/frozen foods and other prepared foods such as pellets. Will eat smaller fishes. User data.
Furniture	Provide plenty of driftwood as hiding places.
Compatibility	Although young fish can be kept with other fish of equal or larger sizes, adult fish are aggressive and should be kept alone.€
Breeding	Not reported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål), pp 66, xiii.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2003 Aug 30 00:00)