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Scientific Name	**Batrachocephalus mino** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name	Beardless Sea Catfish
Type Locality	Sundarbans, Ganges River estuary, India.
Synonym(s)	Ageneiosus mino, Batrachocephalus ageneiosus, Batrachocephalus ageniosus, Batrachocephalus micropogon
Species Information
Size	250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: west and east coast of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia. Known from the tidal zone of the Mekong. Indian Ocean (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, West Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong, Mekong Delta (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	Possibly an obligate fin-eater.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 159, 375.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2005 Sep 30 00:00)