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| Scientific Name | Bagre filamentosus (Swainson, 1839) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Estuaries and rivers near Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| 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. |
Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Worldwide mainly in estuarine areas. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
| Reference | The natural history and classification v. 2, pp 392. |
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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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.63.8569 | |
| Last Update | Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:57 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |



