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| Scientific Name | Hemibagrus microphthalmus (Day, 1877) |
| Common Name | Irrawaddy Mystus |
| Type Locality | Irrawaddy River valley, Myanmar. |
| Synonym(s) | Macrones microphthalmus, Mystus menoda microphthalmus, Mystus microphthalmus |
| Pronunciation | HEM ee BAG russ |
| Etymology | From the Greek hemi- meaning half and bagrus, the catfish genus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1330mm or 52.4" 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 | Asia: Manipur drainage in India, Irrawaddy and Sittang drainages in Myanmar and, Salween River of Thailand. Recorded from Mekong River system in southern Laos. Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Myittha, Manipur (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Irrawaddy (click on these areas to find other species found there) Salween (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (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 in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The fishes of India Part 3, pp 446, Pl. 100 (fig. 4). |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.13.4393 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:53 (species record created: 2012 May 22 07:17) |