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Scientific Name	**Hemibagrus menoda** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name
Type Locality	Suarma (Meghna) drainage, Sharighat bazaar, 22 miles northeast of Sylhet-Shillong highway, Bangladesh [original Kosi River, Mahanandu River, and other rivers in north of Behar and Bengal, India].
Synonym(s)	Bagrus corsula, Bagrus trachacanthus, Macrones corsula, Macrones menoda, Macrones menoda trachacanthus, Macrones trachacanthus, Mystus corsula, Mystus menoda, Mystus menoda menoda, Mystus menoda trachacanthus, Mystus minoda, Mystus minoda tracacanthus, Mystus trachacanthus, Pimelodus menoda
Pronunciation	HEM ee BAG russ
Etymology	From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus.
Species Information
Size	450mm or 17.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Members of the genus Hemibagrus are bagrid catfishes that can attain standard lengths of up to 800 mm and are found in large rivers throughout the Indian subcontinent,Southeast and East Asia. Members of this genus have depressed heads,rugose head shields not covered by skin,a slender occipital process and moderately long adipose fins.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi and Godavari river drainages in Bangladesh and northern India. Also reported from Nepal. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Mahanadi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Godavari (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 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 203, 379, Pl. 1 (fig. 72).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2008 Jun 01 03:55)