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| Scientific Name | Bagrichthys vaillantii (Popta, 1906) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | ?Teba [Teluk Tebaq], 0°06'11.1"N, 115°30'33.3"E, Mahakam River, eastern Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Pronunciation | bag RICK thiss |
| Etymology | Bagrichthys: From bagrus, the name of a catfish genus frequently used to form generic names, and the Greek ichthys, meaning fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 71mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Members of the highly specialized and unusually-shaped bagrid catfish genus Bagrichthys Bleeker, 1858, live in large muddy rivers throughout Southeast Asia and are characterised by their elongate and laterally compressed caudal peduncle, the dorsally-directed serrations on the posterior edge of the dorsal-fin spine, gill membranes united but free from the isthmus, and a long adipose fin without a free posterior margin (Roberts, 1989). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Indonesia. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Santa Catarina State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 27, pp 228. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Sep 01 14:57 (species record created: 2011 Sep 18 01:23) |